Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Buys 28,404 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 830,084 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 28,404 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 1.6% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned approximately 0.22% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $48,419,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.5% during the third quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 7,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $438,000 after acquiring an additional 905 shares during the last quarter. BluePath Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $109,000. Horizon Financial Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Horizon Financial Services LLC now owns 248,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,331,000 after buying an additional 5,868 shares during the period. Shufro Rose & Co. LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Shufro Rose & Co. LLC now owns 31,251 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,800,000 after buying an additional 562 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Trust Co. acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at $9,674,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH traded down $0.01 during trading on Monday, reaching $57.73. 2,040,002 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,036,174. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $57.86 and its 200 day moving average is $57.98. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.33 and a 12 month high of $58.70.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be issued a $0.197 dividend. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.09%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st.

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.