CWS Financial Advisors LLC Has $1.94 Million Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

CWS Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 32,792 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,196 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of CWS Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. CWS Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,935,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% in the 3rd quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after acquiring an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,760.2% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,156,000 after buying an additional 202,018 shares during the last quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,042,000 after buying an additional 3,788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 292,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,967,000 after buying an additional 23,025 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

VGSH stock opened at $58.37 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $58.51 and a 200-day moving average of $58.35. 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 firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.214 dividend. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase 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.