Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Short Interest Up 40.9% in February

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,180,000 shares, a growth of 40.9% from the January 31st total of 837,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,615,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of VGSH stock traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $58.47. 1,790,992 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,607,879. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $58.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.45. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Archer Investment Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the third quarter valued at about $48,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $49,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares during the last quarter.

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.