Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday . 1,899,869 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 24% from the previous session’s volume of 2,492,216 shares.The stock last traded at $59.04 and had previously closed at $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

The company has a 50-day moving average price of $58.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.12.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Concord Wealth Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. TD Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $45,000.

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.