AMG National Trust Bank Acquires Shares of 9,700 Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

AMG National Trust Bank acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 9,700 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $563,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $7,751,000. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 33.1% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $370,000 after acquiring an additional 1,578 shares during the period. Simplex Trading LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 197.4% in the 4th quarter. Simplex Trading LLC now owns 4,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,000 after purchasing an additional 2,999 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $401,000. Finally, Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 186,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,877,000 after purchasing an additional 924 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGSH traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $58.76. 2,385,776 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,510,811. The business’s 50 day moving average is $58.25 and its 200-day moving average is $58.00. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.33 and a 1 year high of $58.86.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 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.