Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH is GEN Financial Management INC.’s 4th Largest Position

GEN Financial Management INC. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 20.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 232,259 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 39,193 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises about 8.6% of GEN Financial Management INC.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. GEN Financial Management INC.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $13,641,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 34.3% in the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 63,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,762,000 after purchasing an additional 16,328 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,145,000. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 14.0% during the third quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC now owns 245,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,430,000 after purchasing an additional 30,051 shares in the last quarter. Permanent Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $679,000. Finally, World Investment Advisors increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 19.5% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 74,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,405,000 after buying an additional 12,193 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

VGSH stock opened at $58.49 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $58.69 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.76. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $58.31 and a 12-month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1696 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

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.