Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Holdings Increased by Merit Financial Group LLC

Merit Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 5.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 923,190 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 47,961 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $53,711,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 3,037 shares in the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% during the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after acquiring an additional 10,080 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.2% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 178,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,525,000 after acquiring an additional 29,910 shares in the last quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 581,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,323,000 after acquiring an additional 10,373 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 137,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,117,000 after acquiring an additional 23,049 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.26 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $58.22 and its 200-day moving average is $58.44. 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 Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.2006 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.