Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,148,099 shares, a growth of 116.3% from the August 15th total of 2,379,749 shares. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 10,035,367 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of VGSH traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $57.70. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,374,064 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,062,875. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a one year low of $57.64 and a one year high of $59.01. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $58.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VGSH. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 47.6% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,539,000 after buying an additional 8,460 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 6.7% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 94,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,541,000 after purchasing an additional 5,917 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $484,000. Glenview Trust co boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 34.8% in the second quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 17,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,022,000 after acquiring an additional 4,486 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 39.6% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 10,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $643,000 after acquiring an additional 3,107 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.