Sowell Financial Services LLC Buys 9,068 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Sowell Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 39.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 31,870 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,068 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $1,870,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 38.0% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 12,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after acquiring an additional 3,435 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $201,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 750,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,642,000 after purchasing an additional 30,856 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 602 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Heritage Wealth Management Inc. CA grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. CA now owns 107,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,269,000 after buying an additional 4,738 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.49 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $58.55 and a 200 day moving average of $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 disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2046 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Company 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.