LaFleur & Godfrey LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

LaFleur & Godfrey LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 20,180 shares of the company’s stock after selling 986 shares during the period. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,191,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 558.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,302,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,654,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104,815 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% in the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,781,000 after purchasing an additional 904,076 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,433,000 after buying an additional 802,973 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% in the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,516,000 after buying an additional 736,550 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cliftonlarsonallen Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,129,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $58.62. The stock had a trading volume of 858,100 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,501,610. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.37 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $58.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.21.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.202 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.14%.

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.