Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sets New 12-Month Low – Here’s What Happened

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $58.19 and last traded at $58.20, with a volume of 136648 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $58.25.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Down 0.1%

The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.67.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a $0.1789 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. First Pacific Financial purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 436 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000.

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.