Kowal Investment Group LLC Has $2.45 Million Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Kowal Investment Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 41,575 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,178 shares during the quarter. Kowal Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,454,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. now owns 66,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,918,000 after purchasing an additional 3,140 shares in the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% in the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. Curran Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 17.0% in the third quarter. Curran Financial Partners LLC now owns 28,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,658,000 after acquiring an additional 4,078 shares during the last quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 44,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,612,000 after purchasing an additional 2,770 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC now owns 187,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,046,000 after buying an additional 7,826 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.62 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.22. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.37 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a $0.202 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.14%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.