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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,083,971 shares, a decrease of 21.3% from the January 15th total of 1,377,395 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 4,129,588 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average trading volume of 4,129,588 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.89 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $58.22 and a 12-month high of $58.98. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $58.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.77.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1854 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. HighMark Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 990.9% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 436 shares during the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Cresta Advisors Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.