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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 571,600 shares, a growth 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 currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $58.47. 651,932 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,514,004. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $58.78 and its 200-day moving average is $58.26. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 52 week low of $57.44 and a 52 week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.202 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.15%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 10,080 shares during the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2,760.2% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,337 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,156,000 after buying an additional 202,018 shares during the last quarter. Level Financial Advisors grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 9.9% during the first quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 365,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,214,000 after buying an additional 32,908 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.8% during 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 during the period.

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.