Cordant Inc. Purchases 13,820 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Cordant Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 453,461 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,820 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF accounts for approximately 13.9% of Cordant Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Cordant Inc. owned approximately 0.13% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $26,382,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. S.A. Mason LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% during the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, Archer Investment Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $48,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.23 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.