Sigma Planning Corp Decreases Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Sigma Planning Corp reduced its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 61.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,340 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,889 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $720,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% during the fourth 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 period. Union Savings Bank purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth about $36,000. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 127.8% during the third 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 period. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 134.7% during the third 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 period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $57.70 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $57.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.33 and a 12 month high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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