Kovack Advisors Inc. Sells 1,731 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Kovack Advisors Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 47,926 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,731 shares during the quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,796,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Union Savings Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 127.8% in the 3rd quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 729 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 134.7% in the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 852 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 489 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $57.69. The company had a trading volume of 959,579 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,115,145. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $57.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.33 and a 52-week high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.2019 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.20%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Profile

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.