Arvest Investments Inc. Has $3.53 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Arvest Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 59,857 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,021 shares during the period. Arvest Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $3,533,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the third quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $58.24. 3,429,098 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,510,950. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13. The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.70 and its 200 day moving average is $58.30.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.