Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 414,300 shares, a growth of 132.4% from the October 31st total of 178,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,407,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.37 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.214 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.40%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 12.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 236,069 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,709,000 after purchasing an additional 25,690 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 65.3% during the first quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 18,663 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,075,000 after buying an additional 7,370 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,760.2% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,156,000 after acquiring an additional 202,018 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 27,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,601,000 after acquiring an additional 969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FSA Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $269,000.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index 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.