Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH is Echo45 Advisors LLC’s 6th Largest Position

Echo45 Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 159,191 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,588 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises approximately 5.5% of Echo45 Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. Echo45 Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $9,368,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Bangor Savings Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares during the period. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $42,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth about $50,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.76 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.76. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $58.09 and a one year high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a $0.1854 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.