Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Down 73.3% in July

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $4,433,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at about $104,000. UBS Group AG boosted its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 697.4% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 19,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after purchasing an additional 16,842 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC bought a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the third quarter worth about $504,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 124,849.3% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 374,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,361,000 after purchasing an additional 374,548 shares during the period.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Thursday, hitting $75.57. The stock had a trading volume of 12,905 shares, compared to its average volume of 177,589. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 1 year low of $75.36 and a 1 year high of $76.00. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $75.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.56.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.