Gitterman Wealth Management LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Gitterman Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,651,842 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 27,218 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 42.9% of Gitterman Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Gitterman Wealth Management LLC owned 0.43% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $96,352,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 186,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,877,000 after buying an additional 924 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,193,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,948,000 after buying an additional 156,959 shares during the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 54,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,176,000 after buying an additional 15,920 shares during the last quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 17.4% during the fourth quarter. Delta Investment Management LLC now owns 494,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,840,000 after buying an additional 73,326 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $401,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $57.69. 964,013 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,115,145. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $57.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.33 and a 1-year high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a $0.2019 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

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.