Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Stock Position Decreased by Leuthold Group LLC

Leuthold Group LLC cut its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 8.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 11,808 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,060 shares during the period. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $687,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CGN Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 4,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,113,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. First County Bank CT increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. First County Bank CT now owns 12,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $730,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 20,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,170,000 after acquiring an additional 208 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 4,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.37 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.45. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.46 and a 52 week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.