Royal Bank of Canada Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSHFree Report) by 10.1% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,481,150 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 227,579 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $145,247,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares during the period. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. First Pacific Financial purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth $29,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.0%

VGSH stock opened at $58.13 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $57.96 and a twelve month high of $59.01. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1779 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Profile

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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.

Further Reading

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

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