Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 61.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 12,340 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,889 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $720,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tennessee Valley Asset Management Partners acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Union Savings Bank acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 127.8% in the 3rd quarter. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC now owns 729 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 134.7% in the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after acquiring an additional 489 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $57.70 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.33 and a 52 week high of $58.81. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $57.91 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.97.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.