Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 286,200 shares, an increase of 65.7% from the May 31st total of 172,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,890,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

VGSH traded up $0.01 on Friday, hitting $57.99. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,851,042 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,561,532. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $57.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $58.00. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.33 and a 12 month high of $58.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st will be issued a $0.202 dividend. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 1st.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,152.3% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,541,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,810,000 after purchasing an additional 1,473,391 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 1,553,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,489,000 after purchasing an additional 263,357 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 85.6% in the 3rd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 106,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,118,000 after purchasing an additional 48,998 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,885,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,705,000 after purchasing an additional 278,726 shares during the period. Finally, Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 238.3% in the 3rd quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 53,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,104,000 after purchasing an additional 37,962 shares during the period.

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.