Sigma Planning Corp Purchases 350 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Sigma Planning Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 28,940 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,684,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CGN Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 4,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after buying an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. First County Bank CT raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. First County Bank CT now owns 12,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $730,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 20,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,170,000 after buying an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 4,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after buying an additional 219 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH opened at $58.37 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $58.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.