Trust Co. of Vermont Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH

Trust Co. of Vermont raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 139.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 59,794 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,861 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF were worth $3,512,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 164.2% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,950,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,423,000 after acquiring an additional 1,833,531 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 26.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 8,737,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,571,000 after purchasing an additional 1,827,364 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 20.9% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 8,089,142 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,046,000 after purchasing an additional 1,396,444 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1,216.3% during the 3rd quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 1,143,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,283,000 after purchasing an additional 1,056,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Penserra Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 250.8% during the 3rd quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 1,266,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,542,000 after purchasing an additional 905,529 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.34 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $58.68 and its 200 day moving average is $58.75. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $58.31 and a 1-year high of $59.01.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of $0.1855 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.17. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%.

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.