Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Posted by Amy Steele on Oct 30th, 2026

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,082 shares, a decline of 55.7% from the September 30th total of 90,498 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 253,727 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.0%

VGUS opened at $75.69 on Friday. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a one year low of $75.36 and a one year high of $75.70. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $75.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $75.56.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 11.8% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 482,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,488,000 after purchasing an additional 50,822 shares during the last quarter. AWM Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the third quarter valued at $27,828,000. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 226,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,133,000 after purchasing an additional 19,372 shares during the period. Hikari Power Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $10,362,000. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $9,280,000 after acquiring an additional 101,253 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Company Profile

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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.