Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw unusually-high trading volume on Monday . Approximately 8,512,553 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 226% from the previous session’s volume of 2,610,879 shares.The stock last traded at $58.61 and had previously closed at $58.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.0 %

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $58.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.38.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.206 per share. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.22%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. WFA Asset Management Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 1st quarter worth $34,000. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth $87,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company 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.