Advisory Alpha LLC Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Advisory Alpha LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,232,859 shares of the company’s stock after selling 42,902 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises approximately 2.3% of Advisory Alpha LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Advisory Alpha LLC owned 0.32% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $72,468,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 15.6% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 43,506,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,553,410,000 after acquiring an additional 5,886,364 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 7.4% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,265,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $367,730,000 after acquiring an additional 429,644 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 5.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 5,559,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $326,292,000 after acquiring an additional 295,027 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 17.1% in the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,852,865 shares of the company’s stock worth $284,815,000 after acquiring an additional 708,372 shares during the period. Finally, Partners Capital Investment Group LLP lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 81.6% in the first quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 4,493,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,725,000 after acquiring an additional 2,019,229 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.93 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $58.81 and a 200 day moving average of $58.65. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $58.00 and a 52 week high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a $0.1897 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%.

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.