Manhattan West Asset Management LLC Trims Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Manhattan West Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 33,020 shares of the company’s stock after selling 803 shares during the quarter. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,921,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 163.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,751,000 after acquiring an additional 23,351,829 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $258,750,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $135,320,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,183,000 after purchasing an additional 847,591 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Advisors Inc. OK boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5,763.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 606,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,285,000 after buying an additional 596,141 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

VGSH stock opened at $58.49 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $58.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.39. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.206 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.23%.

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.