Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 34,900 shares, a drop of 38.3% from the June 15th total of 56,520 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 151,551 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 124,849.3% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 374,848 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,361,000 after purchasing an additional 374,548 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position 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 buying an additional 136,978 shares in the last quarter. Hikari Power Ltd bought a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $10,362,000. Zhang Financial LLC grew 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 buying an additional 101,253 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL increased its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 192.8% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 138,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,441,000 after buying an additional 91,105 shares during the period.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VGUS traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $75.59. 91,237 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 186,663. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $75.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $75.56. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $75.34 and a 12 month high of $76.00.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2204 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%.

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.