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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 414,300 shares, a growth of 132.4% from the October 31st total of 178,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,407,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% during the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter valued at $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,760.2% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,156,000 after acquiring an additional 202,018 shares in the last quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% in the second quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,042,000 after acquiring an additional 3,788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 292,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,967,000 after acquiring an additional 23,025 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VGSH traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $58.44. 745,635 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,471,393. The business has a 50-day moving average of $58.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of $58.35. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.46 and a twelve month high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.214 per share. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.39%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 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.