Retirement Planning Group LLC Acquires 1,056,439 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1,216.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,143,299 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,056,439 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for 2.3% of Retirement Planning Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Retirement Planning Group LLC owned 0.29% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $67,283,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Security Financial Services INC. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 28,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,672,000 after buying an additional 172 shares during the period. Modern Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Aspiriant LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 15,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $934,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 10,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optivise Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.76 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $58.09 and a 52-week high of $58.98. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were given a $0.1854 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

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.