Wells Financial Advisors INC Lowers Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Wells Financial Advisors INC lessened its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 57.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 18,682 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,699 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises approximately 1.5% of Wells Financial Advisors INC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest position. Wells Financial Advisors INC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $1,099,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. HFM Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the first quarter worth $27,000. Berkshire Money Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $42,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.74 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $58.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.72. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $58.06 and a 1 year high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1854 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%.

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.