Echo45 Advisors LLC Trims Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Echo45 Advisors LLC cut its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 13.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 123,904 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,947 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 5.6% of Echo45 Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Echo45 Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $7,227,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,493.3% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 78,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,666,000 after buying an additional 73,798 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 27.7% in the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 11,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,000 after buying an additional 2,547 shares during the last quarter. Synovus Financial Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the first quarter valued at $943,000. Blair William & Co. IL lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 85.7% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 15,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $940,000 after buying an additional 7,319 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zions Bancorporation N.A. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the first quarter valued at $153,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $57.63. The company had a trading volume of 1,581,339 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,250,677. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.33 and a one year high of $58.81. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $57.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $57.96.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a $0.2019 dividend. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.20%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

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.