Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. Purchases 289 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 22.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,564 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 289 shares during the quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $92,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VGSH. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 10,080 shares during the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position 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 valued at $12,156,000 after acquiring an additional 202,018 shares during the period. Level Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.9% during the first quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 365,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,214,000 after acquiring an additional 32,908 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,042,000 after purchasing an additional 3,788 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.50 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.44 and a twelve month high of $59.13. The company’s fifty day moving average is $58.78 and its 200 day moving average is $58.24.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a $0.202 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.14%.

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.