Whitcomb & Hess Inc. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Whitcomb & Hess Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 8.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 235,286 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,124 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up about 3.6% of Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $13,847,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Berkshire Money Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the second quarter worth $27,000. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter worth $45,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.68 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $58.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.70. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.00 and a 12 month high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.