Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Bought by Element Pointe Advisors LLC

Element Pointe Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 11.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 210,604 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 20,846 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 2.9% of Element Pointe Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Element Pointe Advisors LLC owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $12,253,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 424,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,847,000 after buying an additional 5,120 shares during the period. First County Bank CT lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. First County Bank CT now owns 12,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $730,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Marotta Asset Management increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Marotta Asset Management now owns 92,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,376,000 after buying an additional 7,174 shares in the last quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 32,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,893,000 after acquiring an additional 2,567 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 38.4% in the fourth quarter. Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 139,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,108,000 after acquiring an additional 38,668 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.60 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.66 and a twelve month high of $59.13. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $58.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.39.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1983 per share. This represents a $2.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.06%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.