Institute for Wealth Management LLC. Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Institute for Wealth Management LLC. reduced its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 36,975 shares of the company’s stock after selling 903 shares during the period. Institute for Wealth Management LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,157,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% in the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 51.4% in the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 595 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the first quarter worth about $35,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $57.66. The company had a trading volume of 1,252,317 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,223,574. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $57.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.96. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.33 and a 52-week high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.