Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV Sells 3,338 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV decreased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 352,069 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,338 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF comprises approximately 1.8% of Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $20,779,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,257,000 after acquiring an additional 328,266 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,954,000 after purchasing an additional 291,976 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,377,000 after buying an additional 316,909 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,540,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,939,000 after buying an additional 128,764 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 120,532 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.37 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $58.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.27. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.46 and a twelve month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st will be paid a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.40%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

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.