Blair William & Co. IL Lowers Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Blair William & Co. IL cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 27,194 shares of the company’s stock after selling 512 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,582,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VGSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 163.7% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,188,751,000 after buying an additional 23,351,829 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth $258,750,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $135,320,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,256,000 after purchasing an additional 894,345 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,183,000 after purchasing an additional 847,591 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.51 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $58.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.41. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a $0.206 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.22%.

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.