Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC Acquires 38,668 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 38.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 139,353 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 38,668 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises about 2.1% of Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,108,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. Archer Investment Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $48,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH traded down $0.01 during trading on Monday, reaching $58.08. 762,921 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,773,889. The business’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 has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.2006 per share. This is an increase 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.