Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 54,632 shares, a drop of 73.3% from the July 15th total of 204,957 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 81,140 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.0%

VGUS stock traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $75.57. 12,905 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 177,589. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $75.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $75.56. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $75.36 and a 52 week high of $76.00.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.2309 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 124,849.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 374,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,361,000 after acquiring an additional 374,548 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 608.4% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 159,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,036,000 after acquiring an additional 136,978 shares in the last quarter. Hikari Power Ltd bought a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $10,362,000. Zhang Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 473.2% during the 1st quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 122,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,280,000 after acquiring an additional 101,253 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL lifted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 192.8% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 138,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,441,000 after purchasing an additional 91,105 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

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.