Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Bought by Coombe Bender & Co LLC

Coombe Bender & Co LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 60.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 97,298 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,655 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises 3.5% of Coombe Bender & Co LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Coombe Bender & Co LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $5,675,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.3% in the third 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. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 41.3% in the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 54,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,176,000 after purchasing an additional 15,920 shares in the last quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. grew its stake 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 purchasing an additional 102,215 shares during the period. Frontier Asset Management LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $2,051,000 after purchasing an additional 15,425 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 89,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,142,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGSH traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $57.63. 664,562 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,047,771. The business’s 50 day moving average is $57.87 and its 200-day moving average is $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.33 and a 1 year high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.197 per share. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.