IHT Wealth Management LLC Acquires 3,165 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 82.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,021 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,165 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $414,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 17,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,001,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 51,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,029,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Great Waters Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management now owns 23,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,371,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.36 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $58.42 and a 200 day moving average of $58.38. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.46 and a 52 week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.214 per share. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.40%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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.