Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Bought by Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 53.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 208,225 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 72,487 shares during the quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $12,181,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.23 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of $58.75 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.27.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a dividend of $0.214 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.41%.

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.