Assetmark Inc. Reduces Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Assetmark Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 99.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,181 shares of the company’s stock after selling 350,719 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $70,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Orgel Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,257,000 after acquiring an additional 328,266 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,954,000 after acquiring an additional 291,976 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,377,000 after acquiring an additional 316,909 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,540,475 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,939,000 after acquiring an additional 128,764 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Money Design Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,456,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,961,000 after acquiring an additional 120,532 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.25 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $58.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.32. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.41%.

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.