GenTrust LLC Sells 40,447 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

GenTrust LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 37.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 66,215 shares of the company’s stock after selling 40,447 shares during the period. GenTrust LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $3,845,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VGSH. Tillman Hartley LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 68,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,021,000 after buying an additional 573 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 110,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,432,000 after purchasing an additional 863 shares in the last quarter. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $563,000. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 54,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,176,000 after purchasing an additional 15,920 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC now owns 963,962 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,430,000 after purchasing an additional 87,600 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded up $0.07 during trading on Thursday, hitting $57.85. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,333,404 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,547,000. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $58.57. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $57.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.99.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.202 per share. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 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.