Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Grows By 148.8%

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 985,600 shares, an increase of 148.8% from the December 15th total of 396,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,636,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.22 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.46 and a one year high of $59.13. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $58.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $58.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.2006 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF’s previous dividend of $0.18.

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

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGSH. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $72,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 17.5% during the second quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 11,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $660,000 after purchasing an additional 1,696 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Dimensions Group Ltd. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.0% during the second quarter. Wealth Dimensions Group Ltd. now owns 660,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,277,000 after purchasing an additional 12,817 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 234.4% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,145,600 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,433,000 after buying an additional 802,973 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $599,000.

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.