MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 2,573 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $152,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wedmont Private Capital grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 17,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,001,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 51,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,029,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Waters Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management now owns 23,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,371,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.22 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $58.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.32. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.214 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a positive change 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 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.