Patten & Patten Inc. TN Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Patten & Patten Inc. TN grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 145.7% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 660,425 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 391,640 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up approximately 2.6% of Patten & Patten Inc. TN’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Patten & Patten Inc. TN’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $38,760,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WFA Asset Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth $34,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth $45,000. Creekmur Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth $52,000. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth $53,000. Finally, IMA Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth $56,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.56 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $58.00 and a 52 week high of $59.13. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $58.52 and its 200 day moving average is $58.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 1st were given a $0.1944 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous dividend of $0.19.

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.