HM Payson & Co. Raises Position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

HM Payson & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 7.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 165,836 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,975 shares during the quarter. 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 large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. CGN Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 4,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares during the period. First County Bank CT boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. First County Bank CT now owns 12,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $730,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 20,107 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,170,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.46 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $58.45. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.1873 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.