Foster Group Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Foster Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 7.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 925,588 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 60,775 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 1.4% of Foster Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Foster Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $53,869,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Modern Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% during the second quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Brave Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% during the first quarter. Brave Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $443,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 2,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 50.8% during the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 570 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 192 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.04 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $57.95 and a 1-year high of $59.01. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $58.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.40.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a $0.1823 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Company 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.