Welch Group LLC Has $2.58 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Welch Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSHFree Report) by 25.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 44,013 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,809 shares during the quarter. Welch Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $2,583,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VGSH. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $89,000. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $101,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 48.5% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after acquiring an additional 602 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.56 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.40. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $57.66 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1983 per share. This represents a $2.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Profile

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Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

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