3,601 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Acquired by Merriman Wealth Management LLC

Merriman Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 3,601 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $209,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth $563,000. Human Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 208,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,178,000 after purchasing an additional 4,533 shares in the last quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,521,000. Slagle Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 60.4% during the 4th quarter. Slagle Financial LLC now owns 13,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $808,000 after purchasing an additional 5,214 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,287,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,074,000 after purchasing an additional 273,778 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $59.07 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.33 and a one year high of $59.09. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.12.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.