Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Sells 11,876 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 74.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,971 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,876 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $234,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. Bangor Savings Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% in the third quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth about $42,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $50,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.89 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $58.22 and a 52 week high of $58.98. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $58.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.77.

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 dividend of $0.1854 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.