Pure Financial Advisors LLC Buys 216,791 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Pure Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 9.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,553,103 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 216,791 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for 2.2% of Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $149,944,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.12 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $58.30 and a 200 day moving average of $58.55. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.03 and a 12 month high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.1845 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.