MBA Advisors LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

MBA Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,419 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the quarter. MBA Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $792,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,257,000 after acquiring an additional 328,266 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,954,000 after acquiring an additional 291,976 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,377,000 after acquiring an additional 316,909 shares in the last quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,456,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,961,000 after acquiring an additional 120,532 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,411,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $139,855,000 after acquiring an additional 177,075 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.49 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $58.77 and a 200 day moving average of $58.26. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.44 and a one year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a $0.202 dividend. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.14%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st.

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.