Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Deane Retirement Strategies Inc.

Deane Retirement Strategies Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 34.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 179,255 shares of the company’s stock after selling 93,993 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for approximately 5.2% of Deane Retirement Strategies Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Deane Retirement Strategies Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $10,429,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% in the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,459,000 after buying an additional 1,052,817 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% in the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,781,000 after acquiring an additional 904,076 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% in 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 last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% during the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,516,000 after purchasing an additional 736,550 shares during the period. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,026.1% in the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 495,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,226,000 after purchasing an additional 471,894 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.39 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $58.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.46.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.2006 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

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.