Blue Trust Inc. Trims Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Blue Trust Inc. cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 22.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,500,850 shares of the company’s stock after selling 424,546 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Blue Trust Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $88,145,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Modern Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the second quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 10,816 shares of the company’s stock worth $637,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 4,004 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 7,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $453,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

VGSH opened at $58.34 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $58.31 and a one year high of $59.01. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $58.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.1855 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. 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.