Cypress Capital LLC Sells 2,860 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Cypress Capital LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 242,035 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,860 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 4.0% of Cypress Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Cypress Capital LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $14,082,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,410,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,121,000 after purchasing an additional 238,717 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,852,000 after purchasing an additional 65,105 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,954,000 after purchasing an additional 291,976 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake 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 valued at $200,183,000 after purchasing an additional 847,591 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,376,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,289,000 after purchasing an additional 258,370 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.37 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.45. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.