Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Stake Lowered by Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 649,622 shares of the company’s stock after selling 35,599 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 0.9% of Foundations Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC owned about 0.19% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $37,672,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Nepc LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $111,622,000. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 109.2% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,225,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,137,000 after purchasing an additional 1,683,535 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 49.2% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,688,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,168,000 after purchasing an additional 1,216,421 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 558.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,302,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,654,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104,815 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Financial Bankshares Inc bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $59,812,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH traded up $0.04 on Wednesday, reaching $58.67. 89,380 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,487,031. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.33 and a fifty-two week high of $58.86. The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.36 and its 200-day moving average is $58.04.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.30%.

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.