Advanced Asset Management Advisors Inc Cuts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Advanced Asset Management Advisors Inc lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 92.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,220 shares of the company’s stock after selling 165,765 shares during the quarter. Advanced Asset Management Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $829,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 56,270,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,241,196,000 after acquiring an additional 7,909,057 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,427,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,939,000 after purchasing an additional 20,759 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 31.4% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,013,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,175,000 after purchasing an additional 959,378 shares in the last quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,181,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,264,000 after buying an additional 203,220 shares during the period. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,036,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,306,000 after buying an additional 20,973 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH traded down $0.02 on Thursday, reaching $57.68. The stock had a trading volume of 1,333,591 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,142,008. The company has a 50-day moving average of $57.91 and a 200 day moving average of $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.33 and a 12-month high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2019 per share. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This is a positive change 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.