Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sets New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $57.98 and last traded at $57.99, with a volume of 3060347 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $58.04.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of $58.17 and a 200 day moving average of $58.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.1779 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 47.6% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,539,000 after buying an additional 8,460 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 6.7% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 94,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,541,000 after buying an additional 5,917 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth about $484,000. Glenview Trust co increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 34.8% during the second quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 17,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,022,000 after acquiring an additional 4,486 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 39.6% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 10,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $643,000 after acquiring an additional 3,107 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

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.