Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Declares Dividend of $0.18 (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) announced a dividend on Wednesday, April 29th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st will be given a dividend of 0.1789 per share on Tuesday, May 5th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of VGSH stock traded down $0.15 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $58.32. The company had a trading volume of 2,875,400 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,001,703. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.29 and a 12 month high of $59.01. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $58.55 and its 200 day moving average is $58.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. HighMark Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. First Pacific Financial bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, Bangor Savings Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.