Cerity Partners LLC Purchases 86,374 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,463,004 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 86,374 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $201,480,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Trek Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 12.8% in the 4th quarter. Trek Financial LLC now owns 123,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,195,000 after purchasing an additional 14,057 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 53.6% in the fourth quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 177,484 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,326,000 after buying an additional 61,905 shares during the period. Titleist Asset Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19.6% during the fourth quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 85,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,955,000 after buying an additional 13,959 shares in the last quarter. AllGen Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. AllGen Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 329,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,196,000 after acquiring an additional 6,161 shares during the period. Finally, Prudential PLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 34.6% in the 4th quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 495,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,835,000 after acquiring an additional 127,496 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH opened at $58.75 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The business’s fifty day moving average is $58.43 and its 200-day moving average is $58.40.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.206 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.21%.

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.