ST Germain D J Co. Inc. Buys 2,567 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 8.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,538 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,567 shares during the quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,893,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NorthRock Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% during the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,459,000 after purchasing an additional 1,052,817 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% during the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,781,000 after purchasing an additional 904,076 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,256,000 after acquiring an additional 894,345 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,433,000 after acquiring an additional 802,973 shares during the period. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% during the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,516,000 after acquiring an additional 736,550 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH opened at $58.09 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.43. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2006 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

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.