Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH is Alta Advisers Ltd’s 2nd Largest Position

Alta Advisers Ltd lowered its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 34.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 435,327 shares of the company’s stock after selling 227,699 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for about 8.7% of Alta Advisers Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Alta Advisers Ltd’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $25,567,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Cresta Advisors Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 196.7% during the 4th quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 356 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.1%

VGSH stock opened at $58.28 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $58.13 and a twelve month high of $59.01. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.63.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1789 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

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.