Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 0.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 110,275 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 863 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $6,432,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Summit Trail Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 270.8% in the fourth quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 223,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,015,000 after acquiring an additional 162,960 shares during the period. Leuthold Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Leuthold Group LLC now owns 13,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $760,000 after purchasing an additional 915 shares during the last quarter. Seven Post Investment Office LP lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Seven Post Investment Office LP now owns 80,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,670,000 after purchasing an additional 3,380 shares during the period. Provence Wealth Management Group grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Provence Wealth Management Group now owns 23,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,355,000 after buying an additional 2,573 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,941,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $229,895,000 after buying an additional 251,065 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $57.76. 466,368 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,005,825. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.33 and a 12 month high of $58.70. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $57.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.197 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 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.