Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Up 111.2% in April

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 83,992 shares, a growth of 111.2% from the April 15th total of 39,765 shares. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 144,708 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 124,849.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 374,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,361,000 after buying an additional 374,548 shares in the last quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 240,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,207,000 after acquiring an additional 34,107 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 608.4% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 159,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,036,000 after purchasing an additional 136,978 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL increased its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 192.8% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 138,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,441,000 after purchasing an additional 91,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hikari Power Ltd acquired a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the first quarter worth $10,362,000.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF stock opened at $75.57 on Friday. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a one year low of $75.26 and a one year high of $76.00. The business has a fifty day moving average of $75.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $75.55.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.