Private Advisor Group LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Private Advisor Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 45.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 187,542 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 58,571 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $10,911,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,410,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,121,000 after acquiring an additional 238,717 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,852,000 after purchasing an additional 65,105 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,954,000 after purchasing an additional 291,976 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% during the third 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.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.27 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’s 50 day moving average price is $58.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.46.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2075 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.