Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by American Trust

American Trust lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 18.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 93,499 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,784 shares during the period. American Trust’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $5,518,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. NorthRock Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 19,321.3% during the third quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 1,058,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,459,000 after acquiring an additional 1,052,817 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1,206.6% during the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 979,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,781,000 after purchasing an additional 904,076 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6,213.3% during the 3rd 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 period. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,433,000 after purchasing an additional 802,973 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,126.2% in the third quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 771,192 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,516,000 after buying an additional 736,550 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.30 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $58.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.38. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.40%.

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.