Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Reaches New 1-Year High at $59.09

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $59.09 and last traded at $59.08, with a volume of 743442 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $59.07.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

The company’s fifty day moving average price is $58.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.12.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 9,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $538,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 16,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $985,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the last quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 10,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the period. Finally, Veracity Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.0% in the 1st quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 3,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the last quarter.

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.