Arista Wealth Management LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Arista Wealth Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 420,097 shares of the company’s stock after selling 21,373 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up approximately 9.0% of Arista Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest position. Arista Wealth Management LLC owned 0.11% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $24,504,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,533,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,344,000 after acquiring an additional 143,800 shares in the last quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 70.7% during the 3rd quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 246,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,224,000 after acquiring an additional 102,215 shares in the last quarter. Frontier Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 76.4% during the 3rd quarter. Frontier Asset Management LLC now owns 35,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,051,000 after acquiring an additional 15,425 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 89,278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,142,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DB Fitzpatrick & Co Inc boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 502.9% during the 3rd quarter. DB Fitzpatrick & Co Inc now owns 29,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,672,000 after acquiring an additional 24,216 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $57.65. 438,806 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,234,283. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $57.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $57.96. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.33 and a one year high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2019 per share. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

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.