Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,480,000 shares, a growth of 25.4% from the February 13th total of 1,180,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,197,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 163.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 37,620,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,188,751,000 after acquiring an additional 23,351,829 shares during the period. Orgel Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,410,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,121,000 after buying an additional 238,717 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,130,332 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,843,000 after buying an additional 536,918 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,835,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,538,000 after buying an additional 438,475 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $258,750,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

VGSH stock opened at $58.46 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $58.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.43.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

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.