ST Germain D J Co. Inc. Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

ST Germain D J Co. Inc. trimmed its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 42.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 123,354 shares of the company’s stock after selling 90,736 shares during the period. ST Germain D J Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $7,163,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. General Partner Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 1st quarter worth $131,000. Fairman Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $50,000. Napatree Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $221,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 33,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,937,000 after buying an additional 996 shares during the period. Finally, Addis & Hill Inc acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $752,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH stock traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $57.98. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,173,797 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,608,484. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $57.75 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.00. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.33 and a 12-month high of $58.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were issued a $0.206 dividend. This represents a $2.47 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.26%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

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.