Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV Acquires 187,386 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Posted by Mark Dietrich on Sep 18th, 2024

Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH – Free Report) by 13.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,551,763 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 187,386 shares during the quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV owned approximately 0.46% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF worth $89,987,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Concord Wealth Partners purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the first quarter worth $27,000. TD Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Fairman Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $50,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $59.02 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.33 and a 12-month high of $59.07. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $58.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.10.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.27%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company Profile

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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.