4,447,400 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Acquired by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 4,447,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $258,750,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. now owns 11,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $665,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares during the last quarter. Miller Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,331,000. King Luther Capital Management Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 82.7% in the 4th quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 9,865 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,000 after purchasing an additional 4,465 shares during the last quarter. Morling Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Morling Financial Advisors LLC now owns 316,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,416,000 after purchasing an additional 14,341 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sage Mountain Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 93.3% in the 4th quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 95,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,573,000 after purchasing an additional 46,230 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.57 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

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