Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Position Lessened by Anchor Capital Advisors LLC

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 6.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 29,260 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,100 shares during the period. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,702,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Archer Investment Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $48,000. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.6% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.63 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.