Truist Financial Corp Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Truist Financial Corp raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,112,593 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,575 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $64,731,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $298,000 after buying an additional 3,037 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.2% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 178,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,525,000 after acquiring an additional 29,910 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.1% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 137,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,117,000 after acquiring an additional 23,049 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 11,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $674,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,256,000 after purchasing an additional 894,345 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

VGSH stock opened at $58.26 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $58.22 and a 200-day moving average of $58.46. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.