Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. Has $2.88 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. trimmed its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 20.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 49,487 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,097 shares during the quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,880,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.6% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares during the period. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $87,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

VGSH stock opened at $58.68 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.46 and a 52 week high of $59.13. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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.