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

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) saw a significant decline in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 535,200 shares, a decline 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 currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF stock opened at $58.54 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a 1-year low of $57.46 and a 1-year high of $59.13. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $58.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.42.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a $0.1873 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 151.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $298,000 after acquiring an additional 3,037 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 38.0% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 12,483 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after purchasing an additional 3,435 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 750,126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,642,000 after purchasing an additional 30,856 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 48.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,000 after purchasing an additional 602 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

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.