Empowered Funds LLC Has $8.83 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 150,201 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,607 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,834,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth $45,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the third quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.22 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $58.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.31. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.41%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.