Brookstone Capital Management Sells 242,272 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Brookstone Capital Management lessened its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 24.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 736,731 shares of the company’s stock after selling 242,272 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management owned 0.20% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $42,863,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 3,037 shares during the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% during the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after acquiring an additional 10,080 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.2% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 178,058 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,525,000 after buying an additional 29,910 shares in the last quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 581,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,323,000 after buying an additional 10,373 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.1% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 137,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,117,000 after buying an additional 23,049 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH stock remained flat at $58.09 during midday trading on Monday. The company had a trading volume of 513,338 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,735,844. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.46 and a fifty-two week high of $59.13. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2006 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.