Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) saw a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 21,692 shares, a growth of 131.2% from the January 15th total of 9,382 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 144,203 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average trading volume of 144,203 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGUS opened at $75.53 on Thursday. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 52-week low of $75.03 and a 52-week high of $76.00. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $75.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.53.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.2237 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGUS. Burling Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $261,000. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 309,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,426,000 after buying an additional 15,240 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Services of America Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $846,000. Crown Wealth Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the third quarter worth about $3,714,000. Finally, Wealthquest Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 90.2% during the second quarter. Wealthquest Corp now owns 6,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,000 after acquiring an additional 2,882 shares during 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.