Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by Bank of Montreal Can

Bank of Montreal Can trimmed its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 12.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 69,206 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,525 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $4,014,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,843,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,834,000 after acquiring an additional 29,639 shares during the last quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 4,339,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,977,000 after buying an additional 35,995 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,287,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,074,000 after buying an additional 273,778 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,570,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,044,000 after buying an additional 227,468 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 109.2% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,225,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,137,000 after buying an additional 1,683,535 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.88 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.33 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.17.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.202 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.12%.

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.