First Financial Bankshares Inc Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

First Financial Bankshares Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,157,496 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,051 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for approximately 1.5% of First Financial Bankshares Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position. First Financial Bankshares Inc owned about 0.32% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $67,343,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,410,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,121,000 after purchasing an additional 238,717 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth $258,750,000. M&T Bank Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,852,000 after buying an additional 65,105 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,183,000 after buying an additional 847,591 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,376,630 shares of the company’s stock worth $199,289,000 after buying an additional 258,370 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.48 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.43.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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.

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.