Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 750,126 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 30,856 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $43,642,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,256,000 after buying an additional 894,345 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings 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 valued at $200,183,000 after buying an additional 847,591 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Inc. OK grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,763.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 606,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,285,000 after buying an additional 596,141 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,006.4% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 489,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,482,000 after buying an additional 479,965 shares during the period. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,026.1% in the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 495,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,226,000 after buying an additional 471,894 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.48 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

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