New Century Financial Group LLC Sells 718 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

New Century Financial Group LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 7.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 8,563 shares of the company’s stock after selling 718 shares during the period. New Century Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $498,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Veracity Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $215,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 135.9% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,621,000 after acquiring an additional 16,046 shares in the last quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 238.8% in the 4th quarter. Peterson Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 17,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,040,000 after acquiring an additional 12,608 shares during the period. Echo45 Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Echo45 Advisors LLC now owns 152,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,892,000 after acquiring an additional 17,020 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 18.7% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 336,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,591,000 after purchasing an additional 53,136 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.27 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $58.22 and its 200 day moving average is $58.45. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2006 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.