Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Acquires 18,723 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 9.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 210,802 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,723 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $12,264,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. FMR LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 3,037 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 38.0% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 12,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after purchasing an additional 3,435 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $201,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 750,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,642,000 after purchasing an additional 30,856 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 48.5% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.48 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.43.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.