Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Bought by Foster Group Inc.

Foster Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 701,489 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,380 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 1.6% of Foster Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Foster Group Inc. owned 0.19% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $40,813,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth about $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth about $45,000. S.A. Mason LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% during the third quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Archer Investment Corp acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth about $48,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH 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 company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.46.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.2006 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company 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.