Welch Group LLC Sells 6,537 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Welch Group LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 14.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,476 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,537 shares during the period. Welch Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $2,203,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 313.0% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,000 after buying an additional 3,781 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $809,000. CX Institutional purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $250,000. CVA Family Office LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 136.8% during the 1st quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 6,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $388,000 after acquiring an additional 3,821 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $190,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

VGSH opened at $58.82 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $58.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.63. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $58.00 and a twelve month high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a $0.1897 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Company 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.