Cetera Investment Advisers Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Cetera Investment Advisers cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 40.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 778,124 shares of the company’s stock after selling 524,691 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers owned about 0.23% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $45,124,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Concord Wealth Partners bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Fairman Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter worth $50,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.88 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $59.13. The company has a fifty day moving average of $58.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.17.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.202 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.12%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.