Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Sold by AllGen Financial Advisors Inc.

AllGen Financial Advisors Inc. lessened its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 23.1% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 323,789 shares of the company’s stock after selling 97,023 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up approximately 6.2% of AllGen Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. AllGen Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $19,110,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Concord Wealth Partners purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $52,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.51 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.44 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The business’s 50 day moving average is $58.78 and its 200 day moving average is $58.25.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.202 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.14%.

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.