Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Has $3.27 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 49.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 55,469 shares of the company’s stock after selling 54,863 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $3,274,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% during the 3rd quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter worth about $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,760.2% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,156,000 after buying an additional 202,018 shares during the period. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,042,000 after buying an additional 3,788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 292,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,967,000 after purchasing an additional 23,025 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.31 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.34.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.