Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) shares reached a new 52-week low on Friday . The stock traded as low as $58.29 and last traded at $58.30, with a volume of 601016 shares. The stock had previously closed at $58.47.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Down 0.3%

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $58.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.70.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.1789 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 1st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. Modern Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 10,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $637,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 7,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Brave Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Brave Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $443,000 after acquiring an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Finally, IMPACTfolio LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. IMPACTfolio LLC now owns 4,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.