Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Short Interest Up 117.5% in October

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 580,500 shares, an increase of 117.5% from the October 15th total of 266,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 982,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $48.75 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $47.17 and a 1-year high of $49.41. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.308 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.53%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.5% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 14,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $697,000 after buying an additional 622 shares during the period. Dravo Bay LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.4% in the second quarter. Dravo Bay LLC now owns 62,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,014,000 after buying an additional 7,336 shares during the period. Fortune Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.4% in the second quarter. Fortune Financial Advisors LLC now owns 41,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,996,000 after buying an additional 3,192 shares during the period. Finally, Comerica Bank raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 12.0% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 64,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,076,000 after buying an additional 6,907 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Company Profile

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.