Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Short Interest Down 63.8% in March

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 535,200 shares, a decrease of 63.8% from the February 28th total of 1,480,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,062,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $58.56 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $58.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.42. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.1873 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. FMR LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $298,000 after buying an additional 3,037 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 38.0% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 12,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after acquiring an additional 3,435 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $201,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 750,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,642,000 after purchasing an additional 30,856 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 48.5% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.