Verus Financial Partners Inc. Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Verus Financial Partners Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 31,409 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,488 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for approximately 0.2% of Verus Financial Partners Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position. Verus Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,849,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wedmont Private Capital raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 17,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,001,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the period. Easterly Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 51,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,029,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares during the last quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management now owns 23,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,371,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valley Wealth Managers Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 10,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.24 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of $58.70 and a 200 day moving average of $58.29.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.41%.

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.