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

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 11.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 482,261 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,488,000 after buying an additional 50,822 shares during the period. Coston McIsaac & Partners boosted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 16.5% during the 1st quarter. Coston McIsaac & Partners now owns 240,647 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,207,000 after acquiring an additional 34,107 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 608.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 159,492 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,036,000 after acquiring an additional 136,978 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL boosted 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 worth $10,441,000 after acquiring an additional 91,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hikari Power Ltd bought a new position in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $10,362,000.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VGUS opened at $75.65 on Friday. 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 $75.58 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.2167 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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.