National Bank of Canada FI Buys 26,137 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 22.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 141,548 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,137 shares during the quarter. National Bank of Canada FI’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,235,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 3,037 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 38.0% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 12,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after acquiring an additional 3,435 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $201,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 750,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,642,000 after purchasing an additional 30,856 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 48.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.75 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $58.43 and its 200-day moving average is $58.41. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.206 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.21%.

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.