Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (NASDAQ:VBIL) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (NASDAQ:VBIL) was the target of a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,355,084 shares, a growth of 613.0% from the April 30th total of 190,059 shares. Currently, 1.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 2,641,330 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 19.3% in the 4th quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Geneva Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Geneva Partners LLC now owns 3,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $271,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Private Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,833 shares of the company’s stock worth $440,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the period. CRA Financial Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. CRA Financial Services LLC now owns 45,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,427,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the period. Finally, Eaton Cambridge Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Eaton Cambridge Inc. now owns 4,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $368,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares during the period.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VBIL opened at $75.67 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.53. Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF has a 12 month low of $75.31 and a 12 month high of $75.68.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a $0.2164 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.4%.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (VBIL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg 0-3M Treasury Bill index. The fund tracks an index of US Treasurys with maturities of one to three months, selected and weighted by market value. VBIL was launched on Feb 7, 2025 and is issued by Vanguard.