National Bank of Canada FI Has $8.24 Million Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 22.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 141,548 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,137 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,235,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 163.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,751,000 after buying an additional 23,351,829 shares during the last quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,410,127 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,121,000 after acquiring an additional 238,717 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $258,750,000. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,852,000 after purchasing an additional 65,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.7% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,440,752 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,183,000 after purchasing an additional 847,591 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.75 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.