Cordant Inc. Boosts Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Cordant Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 453,461 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,820 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises 13.9% of Cordant Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Cordant Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $26,382,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,257,000 after acquiring an additional 328,266 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,852,000 after purchasing an additional 65,105 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,954,000 after purchasing an additional 291,976 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,376,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,289,000 after purchasing an additional 258,370 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,377,000 after purchasing an additional 316,909 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.23 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.46 and a fifty-two week high of $59.13. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2006 dividend. This is a positive change 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.