Wells Fargo & Company MN Buys 2,896 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 0.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 3,198,592 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,896 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $186,094,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 163.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,188,751,000 after buying an additional 23,351,829 shares in the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,410,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,121,000 after acquiring an additional 238,717 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $258,750,000. M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,852,000 after purchasing an additional 65,105 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,183,000 after purchasing an additional 847,591 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH opened at $58.75 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.43 and its 200 day moving average is $58.41. 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 Cuts Dividend

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

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.