Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 683,700 shares, an increase of 21.1% from the January 15th total of 564,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,786,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.29 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $58.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $59.03. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.03 and a 1 year high of $60.82.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Investors of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.1912 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 8,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $499,000 after purchasing an additional 233 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $200,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 75.5% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after purchasing an additional 487 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 173.8% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,354 shares of the company’s stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 4,668 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mosaic Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Mosaic Advisors LLC now owns 116,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,017,000 after purchasing an additional 887 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Intermediate Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with an intermediate-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.