Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) is Echo45 Advisors LLC’s 5th Largest Position

Echo45 Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 12.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 152,890 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 17,020 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up approximately 5.8% of Echo45 Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Echo45 Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,892,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,618,000. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 47,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,767,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405 shares during the period. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 35.9% during the second quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 16,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $953,000 after purchasing an additional 4,340 shares during the period. Kathmere Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,064,000. Finally, Creative Planning increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 38.1% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,070,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,073,000 after buying an additional 295,261 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.26 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.45. 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 Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2006 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost 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.