Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Short Interest Up 64.8% in January

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 837,400 shares, a growth of 64.8% from the January 15th total of 508,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,613,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

VGSH traded up $0.08 during trading on Friday, hitting $58.26. The company had a trading volume of 2,243,580 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,500,919. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The business has a 50-day moving average of $58.22 and a 200-day moving average of $58.46.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.20.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the third quarter valued at $71,000. Curran Financial Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 17.0% during the 3rd quarter. Curran Financial Partners LLC now owns 28,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,658,000 after buying an additional 4,078 shares during the last quarter. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC raised 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 acquiring an additional 10,080 shares during the period. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Culbertson A N & Co. Inc. now owns 66,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,918,000 after acquiring an additional 3,140 shares during the period. Finally, Kowal Investment Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 20.9% in the third quarter. Kowal Investment Group LLC now owns 41,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,454,000 after acquiring an additional 7,178 shares during the last quarter.

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.