Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Bought by United Community Bank

United Community Bank raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 36.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,130 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 828 shares during the quarter. United Community Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $182,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tillman Hartley LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 68,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,021,000 after buying an additional 573 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 110,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,432,000 after purchasing an additional 863 shares in the last quarter. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $563,000. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 54,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,176,000 after purchasing an additional 15,920 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC now owns 963,962 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,430,000 after purchasing an additional 87,600 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

VGSH stock traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $57.97. 202,950 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,502,122. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.33 and a 12-month high of $58.57. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $57.83 and its 200 day moving average is $57.98.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.202 per share. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st.

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.