Sanctuary Advisors LLC Sells 110,252 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 51.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 102,795 shares of the company’s stock after selling 110,252 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $5,984,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% in the 3rd quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,459,000 after buying an additional 1,052,817 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% during the third quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,781,000 after purchasing an additional 904,076 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% during the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,256,000 after purchasing an additional 894,345 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,433,000 after purchasing an additional 802,973 shares during the period. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% during the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,516,000 after buying an additional 736,550 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.26 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $58.37 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.40. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.214 dividend. This is an increase 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 dividend yield of 4.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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.