Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Position Raised by NewSquare Capital LLC

NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 403,568 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,303 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for approximately 1.6% of NewSquare Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. NewSquare Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $23,750,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 47.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,539,000 after purchasing an additional 8,460 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 36.4% in the second quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 20,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,187,000 after buying an additional 5,384 shares during the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 32,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,921,000 after buying an additional 3,182 shares during the period. American Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. American Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 230,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,570,000 after buying an additional 3,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Climber Capital SA raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Climber Capital SA now owns 96,962 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,668,000 after buying an additional 1,055 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.65 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.79. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.32 and a 12 month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.1696 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.