Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Large Volume Increase – What’s Next?

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 10,194,115 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 290% from the previous session’s volume of 2,615,017 shares.The stock last traded at $58.45 and had previously closed at $58.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average price of $58.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.1873 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Stephens Inc. AR increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 34.9% during the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 9,587 shares of the company’s stock worth $566,000 after buying an additional 2,480 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 567.2% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 283,602 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,738,000 after buying an additional 241,094 shares during the last quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 184,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,889,000 after acquiring an additional 8,735 shares during the period. Arista Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Arista Wealth Management LLC now owns 502,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,682,000 after acquiring an additional 9,174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 416,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,557,000 after purchasing an additional 15,768 shares during the period.

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.