Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Decreases Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lowered its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 5.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 32,671 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,055 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,901,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at about $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth about $45,000. S.A. Mason LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the third quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Archer Investment Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $48,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.26 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.46 and a twelve month high of $59.13. The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.22 and its 200 day moving average is $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2006 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous 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.