Estate Counselors LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Estate Counselors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 19.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 147,532 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 24,505 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 0.7% of Estate Counselors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Estate Counselors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $8,665,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Bangor Savings Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 60.7% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 823 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 311 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.31 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $58.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.70. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $58.29 and a twelve month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be paid a $0.1789 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.