LifeWealth Investments LLC Buys 15,605 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

LifeWealth Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 54.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 44,137 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,605 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up about 1.1% of LifeWealth Investments LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. LifeWealth Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $2,590,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 23,351,829 shares in the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,535,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,283,000 after acquiring an additional 125,785 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,130,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,843,000 after purchasing an additional 536,918 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,835,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,538,000 after purchasing an additional 438,475 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $258,750,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.49 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $58.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.42. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $57.71 and a 12 month high of $59.13.

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 given a dividend of $0.2046 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.20%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

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.