AmeriServ Wealth Advisors Has $6.34 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

AmeriServ Wealth Advisors trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 31.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 108,028 shares of the company’s stock after selling 48,436 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 3.7% of AmeriServ Wealth Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. AmeriServ Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $6,344,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 5,467,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $321,132,000 after acquiring an additional 16,138 shares during the period. Vantus Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $412,000. Spinnaker Trust bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $213,000. Rothschild Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 50.6% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Wealth LLC now owns 21,096 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,239,000 after purchasing an additional 7,091 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elm Partners Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 58.2% during the 4th quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 1,328,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,035,000 after purchasing an additional 488,675 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

VGSH opened at $58.13 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.37 and its 200 day moving average is $58.62. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $58.08 and a 12-month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.1845 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%.

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.