Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 34,900 shares, a decline of 38.3% from the June 15th total of 56,520 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 151,551 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 124,849.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 374,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,361,000 after buying an additional 374,548 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 608.4% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 159,492 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,036,000 after acquiring an additional 136,978 shares in the last quarter. Hikari Power Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $10,362,000. Zhang Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 473.2% in the 1st quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 122,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,280,000 after acquiring an additional 101,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 192.8% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 138,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,441,000 after purchasing an additional 91,105 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:VGUS opened at $75.59 on Friday. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $75.34 and a 52-week high of $76.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $75.56 and a 200 day moving average of $75.56.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2204 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Company Profile

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.