Freedom Investment Management Inc. Acquires 5,749 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Freedom Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 5.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 119,101 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,749 shares during the quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $7,029,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% during the 3rd 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 during the period. AMG National Trust Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter valued at about $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,760.2% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,156,000 after acquiring an additional 202,018 shares in the last quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% in the second quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,042,000 after acquiring an additional 3,788 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.5% during the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 292,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,967,000 after purchasing an additional 23,025 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.31 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $58.54 and its 200 day moving average is $58.35. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.40%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.