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

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,382 shares, a decrease of 70.3% from the December 31st total of 31,614 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 167,953 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 167,953 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 124,849.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 374,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,361,000 after buying an additional 374,548 shares during the period. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 15,240 shares in the last quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners increased its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 1,257.7% during the third quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 175,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,266,000 after acquiring an additional 162,445 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 98.9% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 105,413 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,955,000 after purchasing an additional 52,405 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $4,433,000.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.0%

VGUS opened at $75.64 on Wednesday. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a twelve month low of $75.02 and a twelve month high of $76.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $75.53 and a 200-day moving average of $75.52.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were paid a $0.2338 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 18th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.23.

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.