Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Holdings Lifted by Blue Trust Inc.

Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,746,174 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 153,013 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for 1.9% of Blue Trust Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $162,079,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.2% during the fourth quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $890,000 after buying an additional 5,446 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 964,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,135,000 after buying an additional 58,001 shares during the period. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 148,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,644,000 after buying an additional 13,121 shares in the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 468.9% in the fourth quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 95,915 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,580,000 after buying an additional 79,055 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 828,259 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,188,000 after acquiring an additional 38,949 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.31 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.