Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Large Volume Increase – Time to Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 10,831,551 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 251% from the previous session’s volume of 3,090,309 shares.The stock last traded at $58.55 and had previously closed at $58.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.31 and its 200-day moving average is $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 163.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,751,000 after buying an additional 23,351,829 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $258,750,000. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 241.3% in the fourth quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 3,611,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $210,136,000 after purchasing an additional 2,553,554 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $135,320,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% in the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 908,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,256,000 after purchasing an additional 894,345 shares during the last quarter.

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.