Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC Purchases 340,956 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1,734.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 360,617 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 340,956 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises about 1.5% of Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC owned about 0.09% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $21,165,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. WFA Asset Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth about $34,000. Trust Co. of Vermont boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 27.2% in the 1st quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 1,076 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $89,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 48.5% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.75 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $57.71 and a one year high of $59.13. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.43.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a $0.2046 dividend. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.18%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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.