Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Down 72.6% in March

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) was the target of a large drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 61,853 shares, a drop of 72.6% from the March 15th total of 226,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 297,621 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. D.B. Root & Company LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC now owns 16,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,240,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 55.4% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 397 shares during the period. Sierra Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Sierra Capital LLC now owns 16,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after buying an additional 485 shares during the period. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 29,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,212,000 after buying an additional 1,312 shares during the period.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Price Performance

VGUS opened at $75.54 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $75.54. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $75.14 and a 1-year high of $76.00.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.2175 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st.

About Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

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.