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

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,000 shares, a decline of 70.2% from the April 30th total of 83,992 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 150,263 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:VGUS traded up $0.03 during trading on Friday, hitting $75.68. 108,499 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 199,043. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.26 and a fifty-two week high of $76.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $75.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $75.55.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.2167 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.19. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $837,000. Planning Center Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 102.5% during the 4th quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 30,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,282,000 after acquiring an additional 15,309 shares during the last quarter. Crown Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 34.6% during the 4th quarter. Crown Wealth Group LLC now owns 66,066 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,986,000 after acquiring an additional 16,974 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,020,000. Finally, Coston McIsaac & Partners increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 1,257.7% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter.

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.