CWA Asset Management Group LLC Acquires 286,359 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

CWA Asset Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2,328.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 298,655 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 286,359 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for approximately 0.8% of CWA Asset Management Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. CWA Asset Management Group LLC owned about 0.08% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $17,528,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 163.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,188,751,000 after purchasing an additional 23,351,829 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $258,750,000. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 241.3% in the 4th quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 3,611,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $210,136,000 after buying an additional 2,553,554 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $135,320,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 63.3% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,087,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,472,000 after buying an additional 809,106 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.49 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $57.71 and a one year high of $59.13. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2046 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Profile

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.