Echo45 Advisors LLC Sells 2,203 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Echo45 Advisors LLC lessened its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 150,687 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,203 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 5.9% of Echo45 Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Echo45 Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $8,844,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Arvest Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 13.1% in the first quarter. Arvest Investments Inc. now owns 72,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,229,000 after buying an additional 8,332 shares during the period. Zhang Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 11.5% in the first quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 33,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,949,000 after purchasing an additional 3,414 shares during the period. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $466,000. CX Institutional bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the first quarter worth $250,000. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 36.8% during the first quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 136,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,033,000 after acquiring an additional 36,838 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

VGSH opened at $58.44 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.71 and a fifty-two week high of $59.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $58.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a $0.2046 dividend. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd.

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.