Cornerstone Wealth Advisors Inc. Purchases 38,949 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Cornerstone Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 828,259 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 38,949 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for about 13.2% of Cornerstone Wealth Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Cornerstone Wealth Advisors Inc. owned 0.23% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $48,188,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after acquiring an additional 3,037 shares during the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% in the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after acquiring an additional 10,080 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.2% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 178,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,525,000 after acquiring an additional 29,910 shares during the last quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 581,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,323,000 after acquiring an additional 10,373 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.1% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 137,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,117,000 after acquiring an additional 23,049 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.31 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of $58.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.2006 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.