Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 33,202 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 41.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 113,133 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 33,202 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $6,677,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,257,000 after purchasing an additional 328,266 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,954,000 after acquiring an additional 291,976 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,377,000 after acquiring an additional 316,909 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.3% in the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,540,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,939,000 after acquiring an additional 128,764 shares during the period. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.2% in the third quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,456,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,961,000 after buying an additional 120,532 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH opened at $58.14 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.69 and its 200 day moving average is $58.31.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.214 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.42%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

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.