Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sets New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $58.00 and last traded at $58.01, with a volume of 289340 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $58.03.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Performance

The company has a fifty day moving average price of $58.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.49.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Cornerstone Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 949,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,783,000 after purchasing an additional 50,635 shares during the last quarter. Presilium Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 6.4% during the first quarter. Presilium Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,009,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,094,000 after buying an additional 60,308 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,389,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,088,000 after buying an additional 85,360 shares during the period. GEN Financial Management INC. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. GEN Financial Management INC. now owns 232,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,641,000 after buying an additional 39,193 shares during the period. Finally, Mayport LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 15.9% during the fourth quarter. Mayport LLC now owns 1,093,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,194,000 after acquiring an additional 149,994 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.