Values First Advisors Inc. Has $7.63 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Values First Advisors Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 17.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 131,094 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,848 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 4.2% of Values First Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $7,627,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% in the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,459,000 after purchasing an additional 1,052,817 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,256,000 after purchasing an additional 894,345 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Inc. OK boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,763.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 606,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,285,000 after purchasing an additional 596,141 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,006.4% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 489,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,482,000 after purchasing an additional 479,965 shares during the period. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,026.1% in the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 495,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,226,000 after purchasing an additional 471,894 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.19 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $58.23 and a 200-day moving average of $58.46. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.