Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Reaches New 1-Year High at $58.96

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $58.96 and last traded at $58.95, with a volume of 755684 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $58.89.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.07.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Easterly Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 9,267 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 16,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $985,000 after acquiring an additional 199 shares in the last quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.9% in the second quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 10,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $638,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Veracity Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.0% during the first quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 3,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $219,000 after purchasing an additional 213 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.