Arista Wealth Management LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Arista Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 502,915 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,174 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for 7.1% of Arista Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Arista Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $29,682,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 328,266 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,954,000 after purchasing an additional 291,976 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,377,000 after purchasing an additional 316,909 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,540,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,939,000 after buying an additional 128,764 shares during the period. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.2% during the 3rd 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 period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.28 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $58.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.29. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.