Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sets New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $57.60 and last traded at $57.5650, with a volume of 626487 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $57.65.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $57.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Talon Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.0% in the second quarter. Talon Private Wealth LLC now owns 595,433 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,654,000 after acquiring an additional 22,646 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 15.6% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 64,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,768,000 after purchasing an additional 8,720 shares during the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.1% in the second quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 80,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,675,000 after acquiring an additional 3,184 shares during the period. Archford Capital Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC now owns 98,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,734,000 after purchasing an additional 1,080 shares during the period. Finally, Capital Analysts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 5,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $295,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter.

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.