Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC Reduces Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC lowered its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 215,098 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,401 shares during the quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $12,514,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $49,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $87,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.48 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $58.32 and a 200 day moving average of $58.43. 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 Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 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.