First Financial Bankshares Inc Purchases 53,065 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

First Financial Bankshares Inc increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,270,773 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 53,065 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for about 1.5% of First Financial Bankshares Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. First Financial Bankshares Inc owned about 0.32% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $74,785,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VGSH. Security Financial Services INC. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 28,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,672,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the second quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 10,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $637,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Optivise Advisory Services LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $951,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.89 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $58.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.78. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $58.32 and a one year high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1854 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

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.