Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 57.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,733 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,807 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $450,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. S.A. Mason LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the third quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth about $48,000. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $49,000. Finally, McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,531.6% during the 3rd quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 873 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.11 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $58.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.46. 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 business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a $0.2075 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

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.