Fairscale Capital LLC Purchases New Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Fairscale Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 3,007 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $175,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VGSH. Nepc LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth $111,622,000. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 109.2% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,225,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,137,000 after purchasing an additional 1,683,535 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 558.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,302,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,654,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104,815 shares during the period. First Financial Bankshares Inc acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $59,812,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,433,000 after purchasing an additional 802,973 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $59.07 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.33 and a 12-month high of $59.09. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $58.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.12.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.27%.

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.