World Investment Advisors Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

World Investment Advisors raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 83.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,042 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 28,674 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $3,668,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 163.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,751,000 after purchasing an additional 23,351,829 shares during the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,410,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,121,000 after buying an additional 238,717 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $258,750,000. M&T Bank Corp grew its stake 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 valued at $230,852,000 after purchasing an additional 65,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,183,000 after purchasing an additional 847,591 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.75 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.46 and a 52 week high of $59.13. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a $0.206 dividend. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st.

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.