Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by Truist Financial Corp

Truist Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 0.0% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,394,127 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 487 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $80,845,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. Trexquant Investment LP bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $253,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 43.6% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 10,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,000 after purchasing an additional 3,282 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $45,000. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 30.9% in the 4th quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 57,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,334,000 after purchasing an additional 13,504 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $817,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.88 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $59.13. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $58.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.17.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be issued a $0.202 dividend. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 1st.

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.