Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Up 187.7% in May

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 71,925 shares, an increase of 187.7% from the May 14th total of 25,000 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 171,981 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. D.B. Root & Company LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC now owns 16,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,240,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 55.4% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 397 shares during the last quarter. Sierra Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Sierra Capital LLC now owns 16,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after buying an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Simmons Bank raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 23.7% during the first quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 3,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after buying an additional 706 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF stock traded up $0.01 on Friday, reaching $75.54. 136,965 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 193,905. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $75.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $75.55. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $75.28 and a twelve month high of $76.00.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a dividend of $0.2235 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st.

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.