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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 10,831,551 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 251% from the previous session’s volume of 3,090,309 shares.The stock last traded at $58.55 and had previously closed at $58.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average price of $58.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.1873 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 16,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $961,000 after acquiring an additional 933 shares in the last quarter. TRU Independence Asset Management 2 LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $207,000. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 66.7% in the 3rd quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 149,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,847,000 after purchasing an additional 59,986 shares during the period. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 74.9% during the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 417,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,627,000 after buying an additional 178,637 shares during the period.

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.