Alpha Cubed Investments LLC Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Alpha Cubed Investments LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 8,346 shares of the company’s stock after selling 292 shares during the quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $487,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VGSH. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 29,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,741,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC now owns 5,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Red Tortoise LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 16,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $980,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 7,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $57.50 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $57.88 and a 200-day moving average of $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.33 and a 12 month high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.197 per share. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.11%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 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.