Westerkirk Capital Inc. Takes $50.99 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Westerkirk Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 868,150 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $50,986,000. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 5.0% of Westerkirk Capital Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 196.7% in the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 537 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.04 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.60. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $58.03 and a 1 year high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $0.1845 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%.

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.