US Bancorp DE Sells 4,093 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

US Bancorp DE reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 76.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,241 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,093 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $73,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 17,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,001,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 51,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,029,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management now owns 23,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,371,000 after buying an additional 198 shares during the period. Finally, Valley Wealth Managers Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 10,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,000 after acquiring an additional 203 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH opened at $58.22 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.31. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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%.

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.