First County Bank CT Acquires 200 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

First County Bank CT increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 12,544 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the quarter. First County Bank CT’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $730,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. NorthRock Partners LLC increased 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 worth $62,459,000 after acquiring an additional 1,052,817 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% in the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,781,000 after purchasing an additional 904,076 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,256,000 after purchasing an additional 894,345 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,433,000 after purchasing an additional 802,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% during the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,516,000 after purchasing an additional 736,550 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $58.15. The stock had a trading volume of 2,158,440 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,739,396. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $58.25 and its 200 day moving average is $58.43.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2006 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.