MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 533,738 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,242 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for approximately 4.2% of MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $31,410,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Bangor Savings Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 146.1% during the third quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares in the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the second quarter worth about $50,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.86 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $58.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.78. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $58.29 and a fifty-two week high of $58.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.1854 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.