B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. Has $687,000 Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 11.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 11,676 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,185 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $687,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 424,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,847,000 after acquiring an additional 5,120 shares in the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19.7% during the third quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 115,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,821,000 after purchasing an additional 19,017 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 105.6% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 28,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,673,000 after buying an additional 14,556 shares in the last quarter. Blankinship & Foster LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,638,000. Finally, Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $1,775,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH opened at $58.18 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The business’s fifty day moving average is $58.35 and its 200-day moving average is $58.40.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.214 per share. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.41%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.