CWA Asset Management Group LLC Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

CWA Asset Management Group LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 23.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 85,349 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,712 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $5,013,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,550,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,503,653,000 after purchasing an additional 198,593 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,899,709 shares of the company’s stock worth $582,598,000 after buying an additional 1,162,540 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 20.9% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 8,089,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,046,000 after buying an additional 1,396,444 shares in the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,525,339 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,866,000 after buying an additional 224,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 18.5% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,751,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,073,000 after acquiring an additional 898,635 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.38 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.77. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $58.32 and a 1-year high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a $0.1696 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%.

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.