Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (NASDAQ:VBIL) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (NASDAQ:VBIL) saw a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 841,112 shares, a growth of 74.6% from the February 26th total of 481,792 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,274,820 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF Price Performance

Shares of VBIL opened at $75.64 on Friday. Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF has a 1-year low of $75.20 and a 1-year high of $75.65. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $75.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $75.51.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1985 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Astra Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,478,000. Community Trust & Investment Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 3,929.5% during the fourth quarter. Community Trust & Investment Co. now owns 163,035 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,298,000 after buying an additional 158,989 shares in the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 28.3% in the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 349,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,405,000 after buying an additional 77,079 shares during the last quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 23.8% in the third quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 61,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,660,000 after buying an additional 11,845 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 136.1% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 36,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,795,000 after buying an additional 21,314 shares during the period.

About Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF

The Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (VBIL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg 0-3M Treasury Bill index. The fund tracks an index of US Treasurys with maturities of one to three months, selected and weighted by market value. VBIL was launched on Feb 7, 2025 and is issued by Vanguard.