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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 985,600 shares, a growth of 148.8% from the December 31st total of 396,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,636,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 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 12-month low of $57.46 and a 12-month high of $59.13. The company 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 disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors 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.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 319.1% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 86,730 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,029,000 after purchasing an additional 66,034 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 166.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 10.5% during the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,833 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,000 after buying an additional 1,029 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 1,794,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,080,000 after acquiring an additional 33,724 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Custom Portfolio Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 33.2% in the second quarter. Custom Portfolio Group LLC now owns 82,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,406,000 after acquiring an additional 20,517 shares in the last quarter.

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.