Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Shares Acquired by BancFirst Trust & Investment Management

BancFirst Trust & Investment Management boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) by 6.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,099 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 235 shares during the quarter. BancFirst Trust & Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF were worth $238,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $96,000. Summit Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter worth about $415,000. Founders Financial Securities LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 32.1% in the 2nd quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 6,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $394,000 after buying an additional 1,654 shares during the last quarter. Pacific Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.0% during the second quarter. Pacific Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,000 after buying an additional 396 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 58.7% during the second quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 5,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $298,000 after acquiring an additional 1,900 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH traded down $0.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting $58.15. 1,113,284 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,537,394. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.2006 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF 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.