Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Short Interest Down 31.2% in September

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 217,400 shares, a drop of 31.2% from the August 31st total of 316,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,380,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ VGSH opened at $59.11 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.71 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.16. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1 year low of $57.33 and a 1 year high of $59.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC now owns 89,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,229,000 after purchasing an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $253,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 43.6% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 10,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,000 after purchasing an additional 3,282 shares in the last quarter. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Manhattan West Asset Management LLC now owns 197,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,507,000 after purchasing an additional 10,347 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 158.3% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 503,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,355,000 after acquiring an additional 308,650 shares in the last quarter.

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.