Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Decreases By 22.6%

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 516,500 shares, a decline of 22.6% from the July 15th total of 667,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,935,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. LaFleur & Godfrey LLC now owns 19,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,149,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 21,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,265,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 29,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,741,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 57.7% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGSH traded up $0.07 during trading on Friday, reaching $58.59. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,558,926 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,531,184. The company has a fifty day moving average of $58.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $57.99. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a twelve month low of $57.33 and a twelve month high of $58.86.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, August 1st were issued a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, August 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.30%.

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.