Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Carlson Capital Management

Carlson Capital Management cut its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 296,867 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,977 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up approximately 0.7% of Carlson Capital Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Carlson Capital Management owned approximately 0.09% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $17,521,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 558.0% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,302,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,654,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104,815 shares during the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% during the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,459,000 after acquiring an additional 1,052,817 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% during the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,781,000 after acquiring an additional 904,076 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,433,000 after acquiring an additional 802,973 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% during the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,516,000 after purchasing an additional 736,550 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

VGSH traded down $0.03 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $58.28. The company had a trading volume of 240,203 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,476,924. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.34. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

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 issued a dividend of $0.214 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.41%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

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.