Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Reaches New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $77.84 and last traded at $77.84, with a volume of 219 shares. The stock had previously closed at $75.59.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.0%

The business’s fifty day moving average is $75.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.55.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fiduciary Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 55.4% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after acquiring an additional 397 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the second quarter worth about $104,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $200,000. Finally, Schiavi & Co LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $201,000.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Company Profile

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.