Valmark Advisers Inc. Trims Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Valmark Advisers Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 49.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,271,975 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,268,500 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises 1.1% of Valmark Advisers Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Valmark Advisers Inc. owned approximately 0.35% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $74,003,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. S.A. Mason LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% during the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $48,000. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Finally, McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,531.6% during the 3rd quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 873 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.26 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $58.22 and a 200 day moving average of $58.46. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were given a $0.2075 dividend. This is an increase 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.