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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw a significant drop in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 535,200 shares, a drop of 63.8% from the February 28th total of 1,480,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,062,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VGSH. FMR LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 3,037 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 38.0% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 12,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $726,000 after buying an additional 3,435 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth $201,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 750,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,642,000 after acquiring an additional 30,856 shares in the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 48.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after acquiring an additional 602 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.68 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $58.39 and a 200-day moving average of $58.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.