CENTRAL TRUST Co Acquires 7,248 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 29.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,238 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,248 shares during the quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,876,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,410,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,121,000 after buying an additional 238,717 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 65,105 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,954,000 after acquiring an additional 291,976 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,376,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,289,000 after acquiring an additional 258,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,746,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,079,000 after acquiring an additional 153,013 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.41 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $58.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.46. 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 Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2006 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

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.