Northeast Financial Group Inc. Decreases Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Northeast Financial Group Inc. reduced its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 46.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,242 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,225 shares during the period. Northeast Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $486,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.22 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.31. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.46 and a fifty-two week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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