Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Stock Holdings Boosted by IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc.

IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 143.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 47,217 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,830 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for 2.9% of IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $2,764,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.07 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $58.29 and its 200-day moving average is $58.55. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $58.03 and a 12-month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1845 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.