Summit Investment Advisors Inc. Acquires 236 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Summit Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,147 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the period. Summit Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $183,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 163.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,751,000 after acquiring an additional 23,351,829 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $258,750,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $135,320,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,183,000 after purchasing an additional 847,591 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Inc. OK increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,763.2% during the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 606,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,285,000 after purchasing an additional 596,141 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.70 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $58.54 and a 200-day moving average of $58.38.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.206 dividend. This represents a $2.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st.

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.