Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Down 55.7% in October

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,082 shares, a drop of 55.7% from the September 30th total of 90,498 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 253,727 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of VGUS stock traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $75.70. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 126,385 shares, compared to its average volume of 184,038. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.36 and a fifty-two week high of $75.70. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.56.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VGUS. AWM Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,828,000. Hikari Power Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $10,362,000. Zhang Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 473.2% during the 1st quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 122,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,280,000 after acquiring an additional 101,253 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 11.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 482,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,488,000 after acquiring an additional 50,822 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 292.2% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 67,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,123,000 after purchasing an additional 50,448 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

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