Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by Portland Global Advisors LLC

Portland Global Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 14.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 609,187 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 78,795 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 4.5% of Portland Global Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Portland Global Advisors LLC owned 0.17% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $35,442,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $87,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.68 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $58.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.42. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.46 and a 52 week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd.

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.