Efficient Advisors LLC Sells 82,661 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Efficient Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 20.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 314,362 shares of the company’s stock after selling 82,661 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises about 1.1% of Efficient Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Efficient Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $18,462,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,550,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,503,653,000 after acquiring an additional 198,593 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 13.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,899,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $582,598,000 after acquiring an additional 1,162,540 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 20.9% in the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 8,089,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,046,000 after purchasing an additional 1,396,444 shares during the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,078,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,469,000 after purchasing an additional 553,478 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 18.5% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,751,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,073,000 after purchasing an additional 898,635 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.38 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $58.32 and a 1-year high of $59.01. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $58.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.77.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.