Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Strong Trading Volume

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . Approximately 3,881,915 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 54% from the previous session’s volume of 2,513,654 shares.The stock last traded at $58.84 and had previously closed at $58.79.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

The firm’s 50 day moving average is $58.41 and its 200 day moving average is $58.05.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.28%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. New York Life Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $356,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $235,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 111.9% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 2,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,572 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $184,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,808,940.0% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 90,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,276,000 after acquiring an additional 90,447 shares in the last quarter.

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.