Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,383 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $779,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Archer Investment Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $48,000. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.46 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $58.28 and a 200-day moving average of $58.44. 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 firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.