Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Up 51.5% in February

Posted by Defense World Staff on Mar 16th, 2026

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS – Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 215,399 shares, an increase of 51.5% from the February 12th total of 142,164 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 234,375 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days. Currently, 3.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 3.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 234,375 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGUS opened at $75.54 on Monday. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.14 and a fifty-two week high of $76.00. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $75.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.54.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.192 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $4,433,000. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $1,276,000. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $54,000. Burling Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $261,000. Finally, Sierra Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,224,000.

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.