Colony Family Offices LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Colony Family Offices LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 13.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 98,064 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,488 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises about 1.5% of Colony Family Offices LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Colony Family Offices LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $5,771,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VGSH. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 47.6% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,539,000 after purchasing an additional 8,460 shares during the last quarter. Ascent Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 35.5% during the first quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 4,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $287,000 after buying an additional 1,281 shares in the last quarter. WBI Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth $258,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth $45,000. Finally, eCIO Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter valued at $896,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.1%

VGSH opened at $58.74 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.73. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $58.06 and a 52 week high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1854 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.