Marotta Asset Management Buys 12,236 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Marotta Asset Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 14.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 97,704 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,236 shares during the period. Marotta Asset Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $5,738,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Bangor Savings Bank acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% in the third quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the second quarter valued at about $42,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.38 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $58.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.77. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.32 and a 12 month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.1696 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

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.