Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Expands By 132.4%

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 414,300 shares, a growth of 132.4% from the October 31st total of 178,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,407,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Orgel Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,171,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,257,000 after acquiring an additional 328,266 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 3,911,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,852,000 after purchasing an additional 65,105 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,862,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,954,000 after buying an additional 291,976 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.3% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,376,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $199,289,000 after acquiring an additional 258,370 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,593,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,377,000 after buying an additional 316,909 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $58.44. 745,627 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,471,393. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12 month low of $57.46 and a 12 month high of $59.13. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $58.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.214 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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.