Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Down 70.3% in January

Posted by Defense World Staff on Jan 28th, 2026

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS – Get Free Report) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,382 shares, a decline of 70.3% from the December 31st total of 31,614 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 167,953 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 167,953 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $104,000. Finally, DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter worth $200,000.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Price Performance

VGUS opened at $75.64 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $75.53 and a 200-day moving average of $75.52. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.02 and a fifty-two week high of $76.00.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Investors of record on Thursday, December 18th were given a $0.2338 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. This is an increase from Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%.

About Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

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The Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (VGUS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg Short Treasury index. The fund tracks an index of US Treasurys with maturities of one to three months, selected and weighted by market value. VGUS was launched on Feb 7, 2025 and is issued by Vanguard.