Valmark Advisers Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,348,251 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,495 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 1.0% of Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $79,183,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. 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 purchasing an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Bangor Savings Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% during the third quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth about $46,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.51 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.31 and a 12 month high of $59.01. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.72.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.1855 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 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.