Renaissance Technologies LLC Purchases 524,359 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 55.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,472,866 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 524,359 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned 0.41% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $85,691,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 3,037 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 38.0% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 12,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after acquiring an additional 3,435 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $201,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 750,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,642,000 after acquiring an additional 30,856 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 48.5% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.71 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $58.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.40.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.206 dividend. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 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.