Defender Capital LLC. Trims Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Defender Capital LLC. cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSHFree Report) by 99.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 746,253 shares during the period. Defender Capital LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $262,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 319.1% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 86,730 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,029,000 after purchasing an additional 66,034 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.5% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after acquiring an additional 1,029 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,712,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $12,291,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.36 on Thursday. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average of $58.23 and a 200 day moving average of $58.46.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2006 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

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