Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sets New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) reached a new 52-week low on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $58.31 and last traded at $58.33, with a volume of 2124786 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $58.32.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.0%

The firm has a 50 day moving average of $58.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.74.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a $0.1855 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% during the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Bangor Savings Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.