Bank of Montreal Can Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 72,615 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,409 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $4,292,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position 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 worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% during the third quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH opened at $58.24 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.46 and a twelve month high of $59.13. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $58.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.37.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.214 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.41%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company 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.