Sowell Financial Services LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Sowell Financial Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 108.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 22,802 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,858 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,327,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake 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 buying an additional 238,717 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $230,852,000 after purchasing an additional 65,105 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,183,000 after purchasing an additional 847,591 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,376,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,289,000 after acquiring an additional 258,370 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $135,320,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.57 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.46 and a twelve month high of $59.13. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company 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.