Valley Financial Group Inc. Has $4.25 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Valley Financial Group Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 73,072 shares of the company’s stock after selling 919 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 3.0% of Valley Financial Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Valley Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $4,251,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 904.9% in the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 51,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,994,000 after acquiring an additional 46,342 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,835,986 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,538,000 after purchasing an additional 438,475 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 526,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,660,000 after purchasing an additional 26,769 shares in the last quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $212,000. Finally, Rinkey Investments boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.2% during the fourth quarter. Rinkey Investments now owns 5,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $301,000 after buying an additional 434 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.89 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.39. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a $0.206 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%.

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.