Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Purchased by BNP Paribas Financial Markets

BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 243,269 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,916 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $14,358,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $45,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.44 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $58.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.36. 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 company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.39%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

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.