Royal Bank of Canada Acquires 47,925 Shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF $VGUS

Royal Bank of Canada lifted its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) by 77.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 109,751 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 47,925 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF were worth $8,304,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VGUS. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $4,433,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth $104,000. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 697.4% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 19,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after acquiring an additional 16,842 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth $504,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 124,849.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 374,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,361,000 after acquiring an additional 374,548 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGUS opened at $75.53 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $75.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $75.57. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $75.36 and a 1-year high of $76.00.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a $0.2309 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd.

About Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

The Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (VGUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg Short Treasury index. The fund tracks an index of US Treasurys with maturities of one to three months, selected and weighted by market value. VGUS was launched on Feb 7, 2025 and is issued by Vanguard.