Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 217,400 shares, a decrease 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. Orgel Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Orgel Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,843,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $396,834,000 after purchasing an additional 29,639 shares during the period. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 4,339,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,977,000 after buying an additional 35,995 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,287,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,074,000 after acquiring an additional 273,778 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,570,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $207,044,000 after acquiring an additional 227,468 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 109.2% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 3,225,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,137,000 after acquiring an additional 1,683,535 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

VGSH stock traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $59.11. 678,333 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,507,142. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF has a one year low of $57.33 and a one year high of $59.13. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $58.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Dividend Announcement

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

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.