Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Short Interest Down 29.4% in August

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 594,000 shares, adropof29.4% from the July 31st total of 841,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,283,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,283,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $58.80 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $58.00 and a 12 month high of $59.13. The business’s 50-day moving average is $58.62 and its 200 day moving average is $58.58.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,240,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,923,000 after acquiring an additional 31,627 shares during the last quarter. American Trust bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $974,000. Midwestern Financial LLC IA bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $2,579,000. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 33.4% in the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 166,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,798,000 after acquiring an additional 41,769 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 1.0% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 102,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,002,000 after purchasing an additional 1,040 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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.