Fiduciary Trust Co Decreases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Fiduciary Trust Co cut its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 0.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Finally, Archer Investment Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $48,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.37 on Friday. 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 has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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