Easterly Investment Partners LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.0% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,334 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the period. Easterly Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $310,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.0% in the first quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,813,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $395,660,000 after buying an additional 385,608 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,233,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $363,606,000 after acquiring an additional 459,753 shares during the period. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 4,339,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,977,000 after purchasing an additional 35,995 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,287,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,074,000 after purchasing an additional 273,778 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,941,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $229,895,000 after purchasing an additional 251,065 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $57.97. 592,669 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,505,097. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $57.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.98. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.33 and a 1-year high of $58.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.202 per share. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.