Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. Acquires 18,463 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 9.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 206,976 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,463 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises approximately 1.2% of Conservest Capital Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $12,042,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CGN Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 4,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,113,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. First County Bank CT boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. First County Bank CT now owns 12,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $730,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 20,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.63 on Friday. 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 fifty day moving average price of $58.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.