Portland Global Advisors LLC Buys 65,606 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Portland Global Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 8.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 814,006 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 65,606 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises about 5.1% of Portland Global Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Portland Global Advisors LLC owned about 0.18% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $47,807,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Modern Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 4,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 2,015 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,000 after buying an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Topsail Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 11.9% in the 4th quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.35 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $58.13 and a 1 year high of $59.01. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $58.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.62.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.1789 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.