Royal Bank of Canada Has $8.30 Million Position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF $VGUS

Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) by 77.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 109,751 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 47,925 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada owned 0.91% of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF worth $8,304,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VGUS. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 124,849.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 374,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,361,000 after acquiring an additional 374,548 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 608.4% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 159,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,036,000 after purchasing an additional 136,978 shares in the last quarter. Hikari Power Ltd bought a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $10,362,000. Zhang Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 473.2% in the first quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 122,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,280,000 after purchasing an additional 101,253 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 192.8% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 138,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,441,000 after purchasing an additional 91,105 shares during the period.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGUS opened at $75.53 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $75.55 and its 200-day moving average is $75.57. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $75.36 and a twelve month high of $76.00.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2309 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22.

About Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

The Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (VGUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg Short Treasury index. The fund tracks an index of US Treasurys with maturities of one to three months, selected and weighted by market value. VGUS was launched on Feb 7, 2025 and is issued by Vanguard.