Short Interest in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Declines By 70.2%

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

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF stock opened at $75.65 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.55. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a fifty-two week low of $75.26 and a fifty-two week high of $76.00.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 1st were paid a dividend of $0.2167 per share. 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VGUS. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $837,000. Crown Wealth Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 34.6% in the fourth quarter. Crown Wealth Group LLC now owns 66,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,986,000 after buying an additional 16,974 shares in the last quarter. Planning Center Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 102.5% in the fourth quarter. Planning Center Inc. now owns 30,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,282,000 after buying an additional 15,309 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,020,000. Finally, Coston McIsaac & Partners lifted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 1,257.7% in the third quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 175,361 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,266,000 after buying an additional 162,445 shares in 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.