Advisor Resource Council Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Advisor Resource Council lessened its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 78.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,308 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,667 shares during the quarter. Advisor Resource Council’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $251,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tillman Hartley LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 68,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,021,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 110,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,432,000 after acquiring an additional 863 shares during the period. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $563,000. Addison Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 41.3% during the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 54,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,176,000 after acquiring an additional 15,920 shares during the period. Finally, Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.0% during the 4th quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC now owns 963,962 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,430,000 after acquiring an additional 87,600 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH stock traded up $0.07 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $57.85. 1,333,404 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,547,000. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $57.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $57.99. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.33 and a 1-year high of $58.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.202 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.19%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.