Pure Financial Advisors LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Pure Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 9.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,553,103 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 216,791 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF comprises 2.5% of Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $149,944,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,550,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,503,653,000 after buying an additional 198,593 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of 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 period. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 8,089,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,046,000 after acquiring an additional 1,396,444 shares in the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,078,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $474,469,000 after acquiring an additional 553,478 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 4,390,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,385,000 after acquiring an additional 287,250 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.34 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $58.20 and a one year high of $59.01. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.69.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1789 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st.

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.