Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Plans $0.19 Monthly Dividend

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, January 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd will be given a dividend of 0.1854 per share on Wednesday, February 4th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 2nd.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.86 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $58.09 and a 52 week high of $58.98. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.76 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Security Financial Services INC. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 28,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,672,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC raised its position 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 worth $242,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Aspiriant LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 15,888 shares of the company’s stock valued at $934,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 10,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $637,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. grew 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 purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period.

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.