Gould Asset Management LLC CA Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Gould Asset Management LLC CA cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 356,515 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,012 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises 5.4% of Gould Asset Management LLC CA’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Gould Asset Management LLC CA owned approximately 0.09% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $20,796,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 56,270,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,241,196,000 after buying an additional 7,909,057 shares during the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,427,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,939,000 after purchasing an additional 20,759 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 31.4% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,013,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $231,175,000 after purchasing an additional 959,378 shares during the last quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,181,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,264,000 after purchasing an additional 203,220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,036,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,306,000 after purchasing an additional 20,973 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $57.68. 1,333,591 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,142,008. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $58.81. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $57.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.97.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.2019 per share. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.20%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

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.