Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Increases By 56.3%

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 571,600 shares, an increase of 56.3% from the September 30th total of 365,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,684,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

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

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% during the 3rd quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after buying an additional 10,080 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter worth $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings 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 worth $12,156,000 after acquiring an additional 202,018 shares during the period. Level Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.9% in the first quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 365,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,214,000 after purchasing an additional 32,908 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 138,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,042,000 after purchasing an additional 3,788 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGSH remained flat at $58.51 during mid-day trading on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,299,703 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,523,000. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52-week low of $57.44 and a 52-week high of $59.13. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $58.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.25.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a $0.202 dividend. This represents a $2.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st.

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.