GenTrust LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

GenTrust LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 22.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,552 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,741 shares during the period. GenTrust LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $971,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vision Financial Markets LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. WFA Asset Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $89,000. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 48.5% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 829.3% during the fourth quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 1,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,000 after acquiring an additional 1,700 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.70 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.43. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $57.71 and a 1 year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a $0.2046 dividend. This is a positive change 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.18%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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.