Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (NASDAQ:VBIL) Short Interest Up 67.2% in August

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (NASDAQ:VBIL) was the target of a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 663,705 shares, an increase of 67.2% from the July 30th total of 396,887 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,793,742 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:VBIL opened at $75.50 on Wednesday. Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF has a 12-month low of $75.31 and a 12-month high of $75.73. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $75.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.57.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be given a $0.2223 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VBIL. IMA Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 19.3% during the 4th quarter. Dogwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 878 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $78,000. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $147,000.

About Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF

The Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (VBIL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg 0-3M Treasury Bill index. The fund tracks an index of US Treasurys with maturities of one to three months, selected and weighted by market value. VBIL was launched on Feb 7, 2025 and is issued by Vanguard.