Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 9.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,150 shares of the company’s stock after selling 545 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $304,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew 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 boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,954,000 after purchasing an additional 291,976 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 316,909 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.3% in the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,540,475 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,939,000 after purchasing an additional 128,764 shares during the period. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.2% in the third quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,456,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $144,961,000 after buying an additional 120,532 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.14 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.31. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.214 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost 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 yield of 4.42%.

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.