Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 43,194 shares of the company’s stock after selling 869 shares during the quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,505,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% in the first quarter. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC now owns 19,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,149,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 21,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 29,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,741,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 9,267 shares of the company’s stock valued at $538,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

VGSH stock opened at $58.59 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $58.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.99. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.33 and a twelve month high of $58.86.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 1st were paid a $0.21 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.30%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.