Roble Belko & Company Inc Increases Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Roble Belko & Company Inc grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 20.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 79,287 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,625 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for approximately 0.6% of Roble Belko & Company Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position. Roble Belko & Company Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $4,657,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Traynor Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $415,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP now owns 136,131 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,995,000 after purchasing an additional 1,053 shares during the last quarter. Orser Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Orser Capital Management LLC now owns 295,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,335,000 after purchasing an additional 26,160 shares during the period. Foster Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 814,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,859,000 after purchasing an additional 56,838 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Evanson Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $228,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.42 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $58.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.76. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $58.32 and a twelve month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

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

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.