Howe & Rusling Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Howe & Rusling Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2,847.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 80,779 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 78,038 shares during the quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $4,712,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the period. Union Savings Bank acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at $36,000. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 80.0% during the third quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 24.9% during the third quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,405 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ VGSH traded down $0.10 on Wednesday, reaching $57.55. 2,396,009 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,072,823. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $57.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.33 and a fifty-two week high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.197 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $2.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.11%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.