HighTower Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

HighTower Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,910,663 shares of the company’s stock after selling 83,472 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.43% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $112,213,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% during the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 196.7% during the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 537 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.15 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.13 and a 12 month high of $59.01. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $58.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.65.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Announces Dividend

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