Fiduciary Trust Co Sells 354 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Fiduciary Trust Co decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 0.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 55,811 shares of the company’s stock after selling 354 shares during the period. Fiduciary Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $3,294,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VGSH. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% during the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.37 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $58.51 and a 200 day moving average of $58.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.40%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.