Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. Sells 751,099 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 97.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 20,093 shares of the company’s stock after selling 751,099 shares during the quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,169,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,257,000 after buying an additional 328,266 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,852,000 after acquiring an additional 65,105 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,954,000 after acquiring an additional 291,976 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,376,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,289,000 after acquiring an additional 258,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,377,000 after purchasing an additional 316,909 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.23 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.46 and a twelve month high of $59.13. The company’s fifty day moving average is $58.22 and its 200 day moving average is $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.2006 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

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.