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

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) saw a large 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. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 144,708 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Waverly Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 87.6% in the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 52,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,981,000 after acquiring an additional 24,570 shares in the last quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 70.9% in the 1st quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $620,000 after acquiring an additional 3,409 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 220.4% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 16,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,212,000 after acquiring an additional 11,019 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 148.2% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 12,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $939,000 after acquiring an additional 7,408 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 473.2% in the 1st quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 122,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,280,000 after acquiring an additional 101,253 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Price Performance

Shares of VGUS stock traded up $0.02 on Monday, reaching $75.59. 54,871 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 200,056. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a one year low of $75.26 and a one year high of $76.00. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.56 and a 200-day moving average of $75.55.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.