Essex Savings Bank Sells 463 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Essex Savings Bank reduced its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 3.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,048 shares of the company’s stock after selling 463 shares during the quarter. Essex Savings Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $875,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 worth $36,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. S.A. Mason LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, Archer Investment Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $48,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.23 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.44. 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 company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.2006 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.