Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Up 487.3% in July

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 204,957 shares, an increase of 487.3% from the June 30th total of 34,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 150,859 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 11.8% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners lifted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 16.5% in the first quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 240,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,207,000 after buying an additional 34,107 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 608.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 159,492 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,036,000 after buying an additional 136,978 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 192.8% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 138,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,441,000 after buying an additional 91,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hikari Power Ltd bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $10,362,000.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Price Performance

VGUS stock traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $75.61. The stock had a trading volume of 72,956 shares, compared to its average volume of 183,025. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 1-year low of $75.34 and a 1-year high of $76.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $75.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $75.56.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.2204 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 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.