Cerity Partners LLC Buys 86,374 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,463,004 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 86,374 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC owned approximately 0.96% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $201,480,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $87,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.75 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.40.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a $0.206 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.21%.

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.