Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,519,683 shares, a drop of 55.1% from the September 30th total of 5,612,713 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,571,386 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:VGSH opened at $57.91 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF has a 12 month low of $57.38 and a 12 month high of $59.01. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $57.73 and its 200 day moving average is $58.22.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VGSH. BancFirst Trust & Investment Management boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. BancFirst Trust & Investment Management now owns 10,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $592,000 after acquiring an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. Moneywise Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $223,000. Signature Equity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 32.3% in the third quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 1,865 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,000 after purchasing an additional 455 shares during the period. XML Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 99.3% during the third quarter. XML Financial LLC now owns 14,174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $816,000 after buying an additional 7,063 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Certified Advisory Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF by 2.1% in the third quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 144,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,305,000 after purchasing an additional 2,957 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index (the Index). This Index includes fixed-income securities issued by the United States Treasury (not including inflation-protected securities) and the United States Government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as corporate or dollar-denominated foreign debt guaranteed by the United States Government, all with maturities between 1 and 3 years.