Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Expands By 132.4%

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

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 148.7% in the third quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 16,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,000 after purchasing an additional 10,080 shares during the period. AMG National Trust Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter worth about $563,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position 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 buying an additional 202,018 shares during the period. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC grew 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 buying an additional 3,788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 292,583 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,967,000 after buying an additional 23,025 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $58.44. The company had a trading volume of 745,627 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,471,393. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.46 and a twelve month high of $59.13. The company’s 50-day moving average is $58.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.