Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Greenwood Capital Associates LLC

Greenwood Capital Associates LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.5% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 178,510 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,471 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up approximately 1.4% of Greenwood Capital Associates LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $10,477,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 163.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,751,000 after acquiring an additional 23,351,829 shares in the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,535,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,283,000 after purchasing an additional 125,785 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,130,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,843,000 after purchasing an additional 536,918 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,835,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,538,000 after purchasing an additional 438,475 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $258,750,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.44 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $57.71 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $58.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2046 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%.

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.