Miller Investment Management LP Acquires 304,852 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Miller Investment Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 40.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,054,914 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 304,852 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 6.5% of Miller Investment Management LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Miller Investment Management LP owned approximately 0.31% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $62,261,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 17,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,001,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the period. Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 51,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,029,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Waters Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management now owns 23,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,371,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.24 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.37. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.46 and a 52 week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.41%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

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.