Blue Trust Inc. Purchases 316,909 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 316,909 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up approximately 1.9% of Blue Trust Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $150,377,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Concord Wealth Partners bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $52,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.63 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.39 and a one year high of $59.13. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $58.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.22.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.202 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.13%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company 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.