Whittier Trust Co. Sells 24,165 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Whittier Trust Co. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 27.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 64,497 shares of the company’s stock after selling 24,165 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $3,740,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tillman Hartley LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 68,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,021,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the 4th 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 during the period. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth $563,000. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.0% during the 4th 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 during the period. Finally, Davis R M Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Davis R M Inc. now owns 29,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,723,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH remained flat at $58.78 during mid-day trading on Thursday. The stock had a trading volume of 447,703 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,505,697. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.33 and a 12 month high of $58.86. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $58.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $58.02.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.29%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company 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.