Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC

Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 38.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 139,353 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,668 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for approximately 2.1% of Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,108,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,257,000 after buying an additional 328,266 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,852,000 after acquiring an additional 65,105 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,954,000 after purchasing an additional 291,976 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,376,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,289,000 after purchasing an additional 258,370 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,377,000 after purchasing an additional 316,909 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

VGSH stock traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $58.08. 762,921 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,773,889. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.