Safir Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 6,749 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Safir Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 154,712 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,749 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 8.1% of Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $9,024,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. ProVise Management Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. ProVise Management Group LLC now owns 8,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Aspen Grove Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. Aspen Grove Capital LLC now owns 9,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $571,000 after buying an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Eqis Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.5% during the first quarter. Eqis Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC now owns 5,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC now owns 17,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,035,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH traded down $0.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting $58.09. 534,771 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,262,603. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $58.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.93. 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 Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were paid a dividend of $0.1927 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st. This represents a $2.31 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.98%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.