Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Drops By 48.5%

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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $58.40. The stock had a trading volume of 1,100,682 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,396,313. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $58.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.46.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.2006 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

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.