Essex Financial Services Inc. Acquires New Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Essex Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,291 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $309,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares 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 valued at approximately $26,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 80.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 24.9% in the third quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Simplex Trading LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth $87,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $57.74 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $57.87 and its 200-day simple 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 Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.197 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 1st. This represents a $2.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.09%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.