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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 985,600 shares, an increase of 148.8% from the December 31st total of 396,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,636,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the period. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $43,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. S.A. Mason LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 36.7% in the third quarter. S.A. Mason LLC now owns 820 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Archer Investment Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $48,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of VGSH traded up $0.04 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $58.40. 2,151,646 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,453,955. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $58.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.46. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.46 and a 52-week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.2006 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.