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

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,082 shares, a decrease of 55.7% from the September 30th total of 90,498 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 253,727 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VGUS. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 50,822 shares in the last quarter. AWM Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the third quarter worth about $27,828,000. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 9.3% during the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 226,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,133,000 after purchasing an additional 19,372 shares in the last quarter. Hikari Power Ltd purchased a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $10,362,000. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC boosted its stake in 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 worth $9,280,000 after purchasing an additional 101,253 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VGUS opened at $75.69 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $75.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.56. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $75.36 and a 12-month high of $75.70.

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.