Birchbrook Inc. Sells 5,539 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Birchbrook Inc. cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 14.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,196 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,539 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 1.0% of Birchbrook Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Birchbrook Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $1,951,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. HFM Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth about $27,000. Berkshire Money Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $29,000. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.78 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $58.00 and a 52-week high of $58.98. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.66.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 3rd were given a $0.1888 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 3rd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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.