Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Stake Reduced by Values First Advisors Inc.

Values First Advisors Inc. cut its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 17.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 131,094 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,848 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises about 4.2% of Values First Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $7,627,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Advisors Inc. OK grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,763.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 606,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,285,000 after acquiring an additional 596,141 shares in the last quarter. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE now owns 23,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,344,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares in the last quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,211,000. Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.0% during the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $450,000 after acquiring an additional 2,807 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Summit Trail Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 454.7% during the fourth quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 504,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,324,000 after acquiring an additional 413,153 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.19 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $58.23 and a 200-day moving average 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 firm also recently announced 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 was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.