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

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wedmont Private Capital increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 17,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,001,000 after acquiring an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 5,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,113,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 51,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,029,000 after acquiring an additional 188 shares during the period. Finally, Great Waters Wealth Management boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. Great Waters Wealth Management now owns 23,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,371,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

VGSH opened at $58.37 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.46 and a 1 year high of $59.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $58.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.214 dividend. This represents a $2.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.40%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st.

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.