Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Meridian Wealth Management LLC

Meridian Wealth Management LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 19.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 41,638 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,036 shares during the quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,457,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VGSH. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 12.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 236,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,709,000 after purchasing an additional 25,690 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $2,185,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.4% during the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 192,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,181,000 after acquiring an additional 4,481 shares during the last quarter. BOKF NA boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. BOKF NA now owns 116,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,724,000 after acquiring an additional 692 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 461.5% during the first quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 27,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,614,000 after acquiring an additional 22,845 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.21 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $58.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.33.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.41%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change 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.