Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Stock Position Lowered by Ameritas Advisory Services LLC

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 74.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,971 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,876 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $234,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. Bangor Savings Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares during the period. Hollencrest Capital Management bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at about $42,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at $46,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $50,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.89 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $58.22 and a 52-week high of $58.98. The business has a fifty day moving average of $58.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.77.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a $0.1854 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.