Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Down 73.3% in July

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 54,632 shares, a decrease of 73.3% from the July 15th total of 204,957 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 81,140 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $4,433,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the second quarter worth $104,000. UBS Group AG increased its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 697.4% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 19,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after buying an additional 16,842 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $504,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 124,849.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 374,848 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,361,000 after acquiring an additional 374,548 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VGUS traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $75.58. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 79,309 shares, compared to its average volume of 177,551. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 52 week low of $75.36 and a 52 week high of $76.00. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $75.56.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a $0.2309 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%.

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.