Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Decreases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 304,709 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,139 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $17,911,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. HFM Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Berkshire Money Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter worth $45,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.82 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $58.75 and its 200 day moving average is $58.63. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $58.00 and a 52 week high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were given a $0.1897 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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.