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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 663,800 shares, anincreaseof326.9% from the June 30th total of 155,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,746,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,746,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF stock opened at $58.64 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $58.52 and a 200-day moving average of $58.50. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $58.00 and a 52 week high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Friday, August 1st will be given a dividend of $0.2003 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Berkshire Money Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. WFA Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $36,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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.