Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Holdings Cut by Essex Bank

Essex Bank lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 76.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,886 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,291 shares during the period. Essex Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $229,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Meridian Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,417,000 after acquiring an additional 703 shares during the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 57.4% in the third quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,572 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 26.2% in the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 33,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,973,000 after purchasing an additional 6,961 shares in the last quarter. CWS Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. CWS Financial Advisors LLC now owns 56,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,337,000 after purchasing an additional 2,514 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Keybank National Association OH raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter. Keybank National Association OH now owns 6,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 862 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.65 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.75. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $58.09 and a 52-week high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be paid a $0.1854 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.