Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Bought by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 28,940 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 350 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,684,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% in the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,459,000 after acquiring an additional 1,052,817 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,256,000 after purchasing an additional 894,345 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,183,000 after purchasing an additional 847,591 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Inc. OK grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,763.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 606,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,285,000 after acquiring an additional 596,141 shares during the period. Finally, Stephens Inc. AR grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,006.4% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 489,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,482,000 after acquiring an additional 479,965 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.37 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.46 and a 52 week high of $59.13. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $58.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2075 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

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.