Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp Purchases 61,905 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 53.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 177,484 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 61,905 shares during the quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $10,326,000 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 VGSH. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $49,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 344 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $87,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.75 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.46 and a 52 week high of $59.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $58.43 and its 200-day moving average is $58.40.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.206 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $2.47 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.21%.

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.