Blue Trust Inc. Sells 424,546 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Blue Trust Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 22.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,500,850 shares of the company’s stock after selling 424,546 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of Blue Trust Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Blue Trust Inc. owned 0.34% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $88,145,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its position 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 bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Bangor Savings Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $42,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.34 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.75. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $58.31 and a 1 year high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.1855 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17.

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.