Greenspring Advisors LLC Makes New $1.05 Million Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Greenspring Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 17,808 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,046,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% during the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Cresta Advisors Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Orion Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 196.7% during the fourth quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC now owns 537 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.14 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $58.08 and a 12-month high of $59.01. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $58.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.61.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.1845 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.