Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Alta Advisers Ltd

Alta Advisers Ltd cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 696,073 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,354 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up about 19.4% of Alta Advisers Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Alta Advisers Ltd’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $40,365,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,843,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,834,000 after purchasing an additional 29,639 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.0% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,233,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $363,606,000 after buying an additional 459,753 shares in the last quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 4,339,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,977,000 after buying an additional 35,995 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,287,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,074,000 after buying an additional 273,778 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 49.2% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,688,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $215,168,000 after buying an additional 1,216,421 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock opened at $59.01 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $59.04. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $58.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.08.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%.

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.