223,416 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF $VGSH Acquired by Montecito Bank & Trust

Montecito Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 223,416 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,148,000. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF accounts for about 2.0% of Montecito Bank & Trust’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Montecito Bank & Trust owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Berkshire Money Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth about $27,000. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth about $36,000. Hollencrest Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $45,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Price Performance

VGSH opened at $58.84 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $58.00 and a 1 year high of $58.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $58.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.70.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a $0.1854 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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.