Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Stock Holdings Increased by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 57.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 7,733 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,807 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $450,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% during the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,459,000 after purchasing an additional 1,052,817 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its position in shares of 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 valued at $53,256,000 after buying an additional 894,345 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR raised its stake 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. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,026.1% in the third quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 495,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,226,000 after acquiring an additional 471,894 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Summit Trail Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 454.7% in the fourth quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 504,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,324,000 after acquiring an additional 413,153 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.11 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $58.23 and a 200-day moving average of $58.46. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.46 and a 52 week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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