Ridgewood Investments LLC Sells 1,145 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Ridgewood Investments LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 50,182 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,145 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises approximately 1.4% of Ridgewood Investments LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Ridgewood Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,920,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. NorthRock Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% in the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,459,000 after purchasing an additional 1,052,817 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% in the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,781,000 after acquiring an additional 904,076 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,256,000 after acquiring an additional 894,345 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,433,000 after acquiring an additional 802,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% in the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,516,000 after acquiring an additional 736,550 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGSH traded down $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $58.11. 1,469,594 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,677,886. The business’s 50 day moving average is $58.23 and its 200-day moving average is $58.43. 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 Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.2006 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.