Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc.

Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc. cut its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 45.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 23,073 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,184 shares during the quarter. Schmidt P J Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $1,347,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ProVise Management Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. ProVise Management Group LLC now owns 8,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $499,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the period. Eqis Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.5% in the first quarter. Eqis Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Spinnaker Investment Group LLC now owns 5,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. Azimuth Capital Investment Management LLC now owns 17,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,035,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 51.4% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 595 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $57.71. The stock had a trading volume of 846,126 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,326,774. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.33 and a 12 month high of $58.81. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $57.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $57.95.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a dividend of $0.2019 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.