Moody National Bank Trust Division Invests $1.48 Million in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH)

Moody National Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 25,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,476,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Archer Investment Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% during the third quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.07 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $58.22 and its 200 day moving average is $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.2006 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.