Salomon & Ludwin LLC Buys 12,274 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Salomon & Ludwin LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 385,731 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,274 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 2.0% of Salomon & Ludwin LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position. Salomon & Ludwin LLC owned approximately 0.10% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $22,650,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Security Financial Services INC. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 28,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,672,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the period. Aspiriant LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 15,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $934,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Optivise Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $951,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Red Tortoise LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.8% in the second quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 22,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,315,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.73 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $58.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.72. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.06 and a 12 month high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were given a dividend of $0.1854 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF 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. 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.