Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Purchased by Checchi Capital Advisers LLC

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 8.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 56,844 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,493 shares during the period. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $3,307,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Orgel Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 238,717 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,852,000 after buying an additional 65,105 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,183,000 after acquiring an additional 847,591 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in 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 worth $199,289,000 after acquiring an additional 258,370 shares during the period. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.3% during the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,540,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,939,000 after acquiring an additional 128,764 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

VGSH opened at $58.48 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.46 and a fifty-two week high of $59.13. The company has a fifty day moving average of $58.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.