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

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

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VGSH. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000. Archer Investment Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Finally, S.A. Mason LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% during the 3rd quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ VGSH traded up $0.04 on Thursday, hitting $58.40. 1,100,682 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,396,313. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The firm 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 Increases Dividend

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

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.