Valley Wealth Managers Inc. Buys 461 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Valley Wealth Managers Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 4.5% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 10,793 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 461 shares during the quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Concord Wealth Partners bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the first quarter worth about $27,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the period. TD Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $45,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH traded up $0.13 on Thursday, reaching $58.10. 1,663,404 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,502,316. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $57.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.98. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $58.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a $0.202 dividend. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.17%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st.

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.