Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Increases By 64.8%

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 837,400 shares, a growth of 64.8% from the January 15th total of 508,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,613,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $71,000. Curran Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 17.0% in the 3rd quarter. Curran Financial Partners LLC now owns 28,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,658,000 after acquiring an additional 4,078 shares during the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% during the 3rd quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after buying an additional 10,080 shares during the period. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. now owns 66,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,918,000 after buying an additional 3,140 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kowal Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.9% in the third quarter. Kowal Investment Group LLC now owns 41,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,454,000 after buying an additional 7,178 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

VGSH opened at $58.18 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $58.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.46. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.2075 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.