Valmark Advisers Inc. Sells 87,353 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Valmark Advisers Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 6.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,260,898 shares of the company’s stock after selling 87,353 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for about 0.9% of Valmark Advisers Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Valmark Advisers Inc. owned approximately 0.25% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $73,813,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. First Pacific Financial bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in 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 valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $58.04. The stock had a trading volume of 2,423,662 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,849,302. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.49. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $57.99 and a 52 week high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.1779 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.