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 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 daily trading volume, of 2,636,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH stock opened at $58.42 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The business has a 50-day moving average of $58.24 and a 200 day moving average of $58.46.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.2006 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Opus Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Opus Capital Group LLC now owns 582,280 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,877,000 after purchasing an additional 15,121 shares in the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. DDD Partners LLC now owns 112,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,551,000 after buying an additional 11,512 shares in the last quarter. Rogco LP raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Rogco LP now owns 194,585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,321,000 after buying an additional 11,609 shares during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 26.6% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 599 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stanich Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,749,000.

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.