Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) Short Interest Up 265.9% in August

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGUS) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 180,907 shares, an increase of 265.9% from the August 15th total of 49,446 shares. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 170,785 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ VGUS opened at $75.51 on Friday. Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF has a 12-month low of $75.36 and a 12-month high of $76.00. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $75.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.57.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 55.4% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after buying an additional 397 shares during the last quarter. Sierra Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Sierra Capital LLC now owns 16,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Simmons Bank lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 23.7% in the first quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 3,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 706 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 29,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,212,000 after acquiring an additional 1,312 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Ultra-Short Treasury ETF during the second quarter valued at $104,000.

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.