Aries Wealth Management Purchases 770 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Aries Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 17.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,063 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 770 shares during the period. Aries Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $295,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% during the third 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 last quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 596,141 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,006.4% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 489,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,482,000 after purchasing an additional 479,965 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,026.1% in the 3rd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 495,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,226,000 after purchasing an additional 471,894 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.18 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $58.22 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 firm also recently announced 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. 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.