Archer Investment Corp Invests $48,000 in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Archer Investment Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm purchased 819 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% in the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after buying an additional 10,080 shares during the period. AMG National Trust Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter valued at $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,760.2% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,156,000 after buying an additional 202,018 shares in the last quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,042,000 after buying an additional 3,788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.5% during the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 292,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,967,000 after purchasing an additional 23,025 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.22 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $58.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.31.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.41%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.