Penserra Capital Management LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Penserra Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 250.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,266,655 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 905,529 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for 0.9% of Penserra Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Penserra Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.32% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF worth $74,542,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Elm Partners Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 126.7% in the third quarter. Elm Partners Management LLC now owns 840,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,436,000 after buying an additional 469,566 shares during the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 34.1% during the 3rd quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 40,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,376,000 after acquiring an additional 10,267 shares during the period. Mission Wealth Management LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP now owns 3,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Morling Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Morling Financial Advisors LLC now owns 437,192 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,729,000 after acquiring an additional 29,456 shares during the period. Finally, AGF Management Ltd. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 24,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,439,000 after acquiring an additional 1,975 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.65 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $58.09 and a 52 week high of $58.98. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.76.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd will be issued a $0.1854 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.