Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Stake Cut by Leuthold Group LLC

Leuthold Group LLC reduced its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 8.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,808 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,060 shares during the period. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $687,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after acquiring an additional 3,037 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 178,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,525,000 after acquiring an additional 29,910 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 137,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,117,000 after acquiring an additional 23,049 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 11,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $674,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,256,000 after acquiring an additional 894,345 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.37 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $58.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.45. 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 Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.