Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by First County Bank CT

First County Bank CT trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 14,047 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,087 shares during the period. First County Bank CT’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $815,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 89,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,229,000 after purchasing an additional 372 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $253,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 43.6% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 10,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $631,000 after buying an additional 3,282 shares in the last quarter. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC now owns 197,274 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,507,000 after buying an additional 10,347 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 158.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 503,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,355,000 after acquiring an additional 308,650 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $59.03 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $58.70 and a 200 day moving average of $58.15. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.33 and a one year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Announces Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.