Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 508,000 shares, a decrease of 48.5% from the December 31st total of 985,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,583,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VGSH traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $58.41. The company had a trading volume of 1,926,613 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,429,420. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $58.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.46. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 3,037 shares during the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% in the 3rd quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after acquiring an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.2% in the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 178,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,525,000 after acquiring an additional 29,910 shares during the last quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. AMI Investment Management Inc. now owns 581,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,323,000 after purchasing an additional 10,373 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.1% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 137,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,117,000 after purchasing an additional 23,049 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.