Benjamin Edwards Inc. Has $3.28 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Benjamin Edwards Inc. decreased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 33.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 56,234 shares of the company’s stock after selling 28,602 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $3,280,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.3% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,533,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,344,000 after buying an additional 143,800 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its stake 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 worth $3,176,000 after buying an additional 15,920 shares during the last quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 70.7% during the third quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 246,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,224,000 after buying an additional 102,215 shares during the last quarter. Frontier Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 76.4% during the third quarter. Frontier Asset Management LLC now owns 35,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,051,000 after buying an additional 15,425 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 89,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,142,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded up $0.09 during trading on Thursday, hitting $57.64. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 827,329 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,050,003. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $58.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $57.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.97.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be paid a $0.197 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.10%.

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.