Belleair Asset Management LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Belleair Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 20,182 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,185,000. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises approximately 1.1% of Belleair Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Modern Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 10,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $637,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the period. IMPACTfolio LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 4,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the period. Finally, Webster Bank N. A. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 2,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,000 after buying an additional 185 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

VGSH stock opened at $58.47 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $58.31 and a 12-month high of $59.01. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $58.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.70.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.1855 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17.

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.