Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) is Echo45 Advisors LLC’s 7th Largest Position

Echo45 Advisors LLC lowered its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 13.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 123,904 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,947 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up about 5.6% of Echo45 Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Echo45 Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $7,227,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,533,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,344,000 after buying an additional 143,800 shares during the last quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 70.7% during the 3rd quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 246,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,224,000 after buying an additional 102,215 shares during the last quarter. Frontier Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 76.4% during the 3rd quarter. Frontier Asset Management LLC now owns 35,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,051,000 after buying an additional 15,425 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 89,278 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,142,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DB Fitzpatrick & Co Inc lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 502.9% during the 3rd quarter. DB Fitzpatrick & Co Inc now owns 29,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,672,000 after buying an additional 24,216 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH traded down $0.05 during trading on Thursday, hitting $57.63. 1,581,339 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,250,677. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.33 and a 12-month high of $58.81. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $57.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $57.96.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2019 per share. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.