Financial Advocates Investment Management Cuts Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Financial Advocates Investment Management trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 16.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,953 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,985 shares during the period. Financial Advocates Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $870,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% in the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,459,000 after buying an additional 1,052,817 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,256,000 after buying an additional 894,345 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% during the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,516,000 after acquiring an additional 736,550 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,026.1% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 495,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,226,000 after buying an additional 471,894 shares during the period. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $21,054,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

VGSH stock opened at $58.18 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.46.

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.