Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) is Echo45 Advisors LLC’s 5th Largest Position

Echo45 Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 12.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 152,890 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,020 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for 5.8% of Echo45 Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Echo45 Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,892,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% during the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,459,000 after acquiring an additional 1,052,817 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,781,000 after purchasing an additional 904,076 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,256,000 after purchasing an additional 894,345 shares during the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% in the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,516,000 after purchasing an additional 736,550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,026.1% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 495,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,226,000 after purchasing an additional 471,894 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.26 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.45. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.46 and a fifty-two week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2006 per share. 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 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.