Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Shares Acquired by Mechanics Financial Corp

Mechanics Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 31.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 118,322 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 28,617 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up 3.0% of Mechanics Financial Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Mechanics Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $6,955,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VGSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 15.6% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 43,506,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,553,410,000 after acquiring an additional 5,886,364 shares during the last quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 81.6% in the first quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 4,493,517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,725,000 after purchasing an additional 2,019,229 shares during the period. Summit Trail Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 370.2% in the first quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 2,369,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,081,000 after purchasing an additional 1,865,738 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 240.9% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,632,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,211,000 after purchasing an additional 1,860,465 shares during the period. Finally, RWA Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2,004.2% in the first quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,461,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,772,000 after purchasing an additional 1,391,985 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.72 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.62. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $58.00 and a one year high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be paid a $0.1897 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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.