HM Payson & Co. Has $9.14 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

HM Payson & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 28.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 154,861 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 34,701 shares during the quarter. HM Payson & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $9,140,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 277,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,400,000 after acquiring an additional 19,438 shares during the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 718.2% in the 3rd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,250 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,000 after buying an additional 1,975 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $354,000. Finally, Echo45 Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Echo45 Advisors LLC now owns 135,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,007,000 after buying an additional 3,800 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH traded down $0.02 during trading on Thursday, reaching $58.43. The company had a trading volume of 150,494 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,513,742. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $58.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.27. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.44 and a 12 month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a $0.202 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.15%.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.