Raymond James & Associates Sells 45,956 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Raymond James & Associates decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 15.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 246,627 shares of the company’s stock after selling 45,956 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $14,556,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,257,000 after purchasing an additional 328,266 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,570,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,044,000 after buying an additional 227,468 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,377,000 after buying an additional 316,909 shares in the last quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. raised its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.9% in the second quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,411,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,855,000 after buying an additional 177,075 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.51 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a fifty-two week low of $57.44 and a fifty-two week high of $59.13. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.25.

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 paid a dividend of $0.202 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.14%.

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.