Arete Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 2,276 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 16.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,342 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,276 shares during the quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $660,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $298,000 after acquiring an additional 3,037 shares during the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $213,000. IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 82.1% in the third quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after purchasing an additional 3,165 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,003,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its stake in 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 valued at $53,256,000 after buying an additional 894,345 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.75 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’s fifty day moving average price is $58.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a $0.206 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.21%.

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.