Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by S.A. Mason LLC

S.A. Mason LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 36.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 820 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. S.A. Mason LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $48,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter worth $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $43,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $52,000. Finally, McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,531.6% during the third quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 930 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 873 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.45 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.44 and a one year high of $59.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $58.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.27.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a $0.202 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.15%.

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.