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

HM Payson & Co. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 7.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 165,836 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,975 shares during the period. HM Payson & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $9,648,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Physician Wealth Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 6,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 562 shares during the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 27,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,624,000 after acquiring an additional 1,077 shares during the period. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $21,054,000. Bray Capital Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. Bray Capital Advisors now owns 22,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,353,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pegasus Partners Ltd. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.8% during the third quarter. Pegasus Partners Ltd. now owns 121,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,147,000 after purchasing an additional 11,831 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.46 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $58.28 and its 200 day moving average is $58.45. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.