Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. Sells 3,488 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. cut its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 9.2% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 34,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,488 shares during the period. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $2,003,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VGSH. Element Pointe Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.1% in the first quarter. Element Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 173,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,080,000 after acquiring an additional 13,068 shares during the period. Northwest Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.0% in the 1st quarter. Northwest Wealth Management LLC now owns 260,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,131,000 after purchasing an additional 17,000 shares during the period. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $817,000. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.2% during the 1st quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 13,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $765,000 after buying an additional 886 shares during the period. Finally, Lcnb Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 375.0% in the first quarter. Lcnb Corp now owns 19,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,103,000 after buying an additional 15,000 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded up $0.08 on Friday, hitting $58.31. The company had a trading volume of 1,323,897 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,443,945. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.33 and a twelve month high of $58.57. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $57.94 and a 200-day moving average of $57.97.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.202 per share. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 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.