Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC

Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC reduced its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 71.3% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 8,972 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,288 shares during the quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $529,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% in the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares during the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,760.2% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,156,000 after buying an additional 202,018 shares during the last quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,042,000 after buying an additional 3,788 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 292,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,967,000 after buying an additional 23,025 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH remained flat at $58.15 during trading hours on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 69,460 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,497,016. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.46 and a 52 week high of $59.13. The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.67 and its 200 day moving average is $58.31.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.214 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 dividend yield of 4.42%.

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.