Synovus Financial Corp Has $1.67 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Synovus Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 105.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 28,340 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,556 shares during the quarter. Synovus Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,673,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% during the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,459,000 after buying an additional 1,052,817 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,781,000 after acquiring an additional 904,076 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,256,000 after acquiring an additional 894,345 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,433,000 after acquiring an additional 802,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% in the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,516,000 after purchasing an additional 736,550 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.26 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.40. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.