Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Monumental Financial Group Inc.

Monumental Financial Group Inc. reduced its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 26.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 150,934 shares of the company’s stock after selling 53,452 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up 5.3% of Monumental Financial Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Monumental Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,804,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Union Savings Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth $36,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 134.7% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 852 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 489 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 80.0% during the third quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 900 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH stock traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $57.69. 964,013 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,115,145. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $57.90 and its 200-day moving average is $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.2019 per share. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.