Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Shares Acquired by Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 21.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,040,277 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 185,800 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $61,095,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Modern Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $242,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $444,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 4,004 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,000 after acquiring an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $118,000 after acquiring an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Topsail Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.35 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $58.13 and a 52-week high of $59.01. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.62.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.1789 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.