Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Short Interest Up 40.9% in February

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,180,000 shares, a growth of 40.9% from the January 31st total of 837,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,615,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Down 0.0 %

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded down $0.03 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $58.47. 1,790,992 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,607,879. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $58.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.45. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.1873 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd.

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

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Archer Investment Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at $48,000. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter worth $49,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 344 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.