Marietta Wealth Management LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Marietta Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 43,844 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 875 shares during the period. Marietta Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,557,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,493.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 78,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,666,000 after purchasing an additional 73,798 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 27.7% during the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 11,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,000 after acquiring an additional 2,547 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $943,000. Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 85.7% during the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 15,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $940,000 after acquiring an additional 7,319 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation N.A. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $153,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $57.62. 810,605 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,275,432. The business has a 50-day moving average of $57.97 and a 200 day moving average of $57.96. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.33 and a fifty-two week high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.2019 dividend. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

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.