Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,480,000 shares, an increase of 25.4% from the February 13th total of 1,180,000 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 3,197,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.46 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $58.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.43. 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 Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1873 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Vision Financial Markets LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth $49,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 55.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth $87,000.

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.