Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Bush Investment Group LLC

Bush Investment Group LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 30.2% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 9,618 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,170 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up about 0.5% of Bush Investment Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Bush Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $568,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the third quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.30 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $58.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.38.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.214 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.40%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

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.