LPL Financial LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 12.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,020,581 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 218,069 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC owned approximately 0.56% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $117,557,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have 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 $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings 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 valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $87,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.51 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company 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.