Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Shares Sold by Acropolis Investment Management LLC

Acropolis Investment Management LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 55.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 870,938 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,070,122 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for about 2.3% of Acropolis Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Acropolis Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.20% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $51,150,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares during the period. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Bangor Savings Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares during the period. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $42,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

VGSH opened at $58.41 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $58.31 and a 1-year high of $59.01. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.76.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.1696 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%.

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.