4WEALTH Advisors Inc. Acquires New Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

4WEALTH Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 44,306 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,578,000. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up approximately 2.6% of 4WEALTH Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. World Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 72.1% during the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 34,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,028,000 after acquiring an additional 14,397 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,775,000. Synovus Financial Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 105.6% in the third quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 28,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,673,000 after acquiring an additional 14,556 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19.7% during the third quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 115,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,821,000 after acquiring an additional 19,017 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 424,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,847,000 after buying an additional 5,120 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.66 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.57 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $58.61 and a 200-day moving average of $58.39.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.1983 per share. This represents a $2.38 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 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.