LJI Wealth Management LLC Increases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

LJI Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 29,805 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,145 shares during the period. LJI Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,759,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Archer Investment Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth about $48,000. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 150,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,607 shares during the last quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 25.1% in the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 123,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,288,000 after purchasing an additional 24,766 shares during the last quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 17.6% in the third quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 20,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,185,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Peak Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 15.0% in the third quarter. Peak Asset Management LLC now owns 283,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,741,000 after purchasing an additional 37,067 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $58.22. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,604,225 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,503,929. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.31.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors 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 boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend 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.