Spinnaker Trust Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Spinnaker Trust reduced its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 99.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,220 shares of the company’s stock after selling 921,330 shares during the period. Spinnaker Trust’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $363,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Simplex Trading LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 197.4% in the fourth quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 4,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,000 after buying an additional 2,999 shares in the last quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 29,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,741,000 after buying an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Abbrea Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $301,000. Fountainhead AM LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,784.0% in the fourth quarter. Fountainhead AM LLC now owns 192,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,214,000 after buying an additional 182,053 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Monument Group Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $612,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH traded up $0.01 on Friday, reaching $57.69. 964,013 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,115,145. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.33 and a 12 month high of $58.81. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $57.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $57.97.

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 paid a dividend of $0.2019 per share. 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. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company 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.