Principia Wealth Advisory LLC Buys 536 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Principia Wealth Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.7% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 12,033 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 536 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up approximately 0.7% of Principia Wealth Advisory LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Principia Wealth Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $705,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 163.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,751,000 after acquiring an additional 23,351,829 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,130,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,843,000 after acquiring an additional 536,918 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,835,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,538,000 after acquiring an additional 438,475 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $258,750,000. Finally, SCS Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC now owns 4,203,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,566,000 after purchasing an additional 211,246 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.32 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $57.70 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a $0.2046 dividend. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.21%. 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.

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.