Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 667,100 shares, an increase of 66.9% from the June 30th total of 399,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,558,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC now owns 19,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,149,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares during the period. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 21,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares during the period. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 29,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,741,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. Easterly Investment Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGSH traded up $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $58.32. 208,639 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,436,146. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.33 and a 52-week high of $58.57. The company’s 50-day moving average is $57.94 and its 200-day moving average is $57.97.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.202 per share. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 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.