Foster Group Inc. Purchases 60,775 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Foster Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 7.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 925,588 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 60,775 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for 1.4% of Foster Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Foster Group Inc. owned approximately 0.18% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $53,869,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. UMB Bank n.a. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. First Pacific Financial bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 436 shares during the period. Finally, Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.04 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $58.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.40. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $57.95 and a 52-week high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1823 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Company 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.