Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (NASDAQ:VBIL) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF (NASDAQ:VBIL) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 396,887 shares, a drop of 75.4% from the July 15th total of 1,610,232 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 2,186,889 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VBIL. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. increased its position in Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 31.4% during the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 2,365,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,914,000 after acquiring an additional 564,607 shares during the last quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 31.5% in the first quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC now owns 2,285,697 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,913,000 after purchasing an additional 547,885 shares during the last quarter. Evanson Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $152,505,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 54.0% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,412,863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,883,000 after purchasing an additional 495,701 shares during the period. Finally, SCS Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF by 8,269.1% during the 4th quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC now owns 1,370,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,392,000 after purchasing an additional 1,354,320 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF Price Performance

Shares of VBIL remained flat at $75.58 during mid-day trading on Thursday. 3,106,959 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,433,906. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $75.59 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.56. Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF has a 1 year low of $75.31 and a 1 year high of $75.73.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.2255 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 3rd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. This is a boost from Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.21.

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.