Monumental Financial Group Inc. Sells 53,452 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Monumental Financial Group Inc. decreased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 26.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 150,934 shares of the company’s stock after selling 53,452 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF makes up approximately 5.3% of Monumental Financial Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Monumental Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $8,804,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 134.7% in the 3rd quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 489 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 33.5% during the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 19,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,137,000 after acquiring an additional 4,957 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $170,000. Sunesis Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at about $846,000. Finally, Sheets Smith Wealth Management boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 21.8% during the third quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 26,090 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,503,000 after purchasing an additional 4,670 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $57.69. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 964,013 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,115,145. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $57.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.33 and a one year high of $58.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were issued a $0.2019 dividend. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.20%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st.

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.