Estate Counselors LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Estate Counselors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 41,469 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the period. Estate Counselors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,448,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,257,000 after purchasing an additional 328,266 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,954,000 after acquiring an additional 291,976 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,376,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,289,000 after purchasing an additional 258,370 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,377,000 after purchasing an additional 316,909 shares during the period. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,540,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,939,000 after purchasing an additional 128,764 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.21 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $58.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.34. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.214 per share. 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 yield of 4.41%. 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.