First County Bank CT Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

First County Bank CT lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 196.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 36,154 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,960 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF makes up about 1.0% of First County Bank CT’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. First County Bank CT’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $2,104,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Modern Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Brave Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Brave Asset Management Inc. now owns 7,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $443,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 2,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after buying an additional 185 shares in the last quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 11.9% during the fourth quarter. Topsail Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 50.8% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 570 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

VGSH opened at $57.96 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $58.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.41. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $57.95 and a 1-year high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.1823 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 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.