Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Grows By 19.7%

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 651,000 shares, a growth of 19.7% from the February 13th total of 543,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,556,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. 10Elms LLP acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $47,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $58,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $67,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.38 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $48.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.93. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $47.65 and a 1 year high of $49.62.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.529 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

About Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

The Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund (VTIP) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index of US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) with less than 5 years remaining to maturity. VTIP was launched on Oct 12, 2012 and is managed by Vanguard.