Alesco Advisors LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Alesco Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 81.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,561 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,150 shares during the quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $1,325,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 436 shares during the period. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Bangor Savings Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC grew its stake 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 buying an additional 333 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $46,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.50 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $58.31 and a one year high of $59.01. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.71.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.1855 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.