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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 365,800 shares, an increase of 68.3% from the September 15th total of 217,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,518,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,843,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,834,000 after purchasing an additional 29,639 shares during the period. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 4,339,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $251,977,000 after purchasing an additional 35,995 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,570,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,044,000 after purchasing an additional 227,468 shares during the last quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.2% in the third quarter. Money Design Co. Ltd. now owns 2,456,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,961,000 after buying an additional 120,532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 7.9% during the second quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 2,411,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $139,855,000 after buying an additional 177,075 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VGSH traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $58.60. The stock had a trading volume of 1,954,271 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,514,462. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.37 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $58.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.20.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.202 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.14%.

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.