Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by Marotta Asset Management

Marotta Asset Management increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 8.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 92,426 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,174 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for 1.1% of Marotta Asset Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Marotta Asset Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $5,376,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 3,037 shares in the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% in the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after buying an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 250.1% in the 2nd quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 18,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 13,138 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 178,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,525,000 after purchasing an additional 29,910 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schiavi & Co LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.1% during the second quarter. Schiavi & Co LLC now owns 464,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,929,000 after buying an additional 26,868 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH traded down $0.05 during trading on Friday, reaching $58.13. The stock had a trading volume of 638,378 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,521,275. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $58.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.43. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.46 and a fifty-two week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.2006 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

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.