GenTrust LLC Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

GenTrust LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 67.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 21,293 shares of the company’s stock after selling 44,921 shares during the quarter. GenTrust LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,239,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,410,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,121,000 after acquiring an additional 238,717 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,852,000 after acquiring an additional 65,105 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,183,000 after acquiring an additional 847,591 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 258,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Smithfield Trust Co raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.7% during the third quarter. Smithfield Trust Co now owns 2,059,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,569,000 after acquiring an additional 111,972 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.52 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.