Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Reaches New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $57.96 and last traded at $57.97, with a volume of 240057 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $58.10.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.1779 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. UMB Bank n.a. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. First Pacific Financial bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cresta Advisors Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth $29,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.