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 increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 667,100 shares, an increase of 66.9% from the June 30th total of 399,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,558,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cordant Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.8% in the second quarter. Cordant Inc. now owns 415,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,081,000 after acquiring an additional 7,335 shares during the last quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 77.6% during the second quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 892,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,734,000 after purchasing an additional 389,724 shares in the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Hills Bank & Trust Co boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. Hills Bank & Trust Co now owns 26,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,524,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AMG National Trust Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $563,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $58.32. The company had a trading volume of 208,639 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,436,146. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $57.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $57.97. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.33 and a 1-year high of $58.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a $0.202 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.16%.

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.