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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the target of 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 trading volume of 1,556,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

VTIP stock opened at $49.42 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.93. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $47.71 and a 12 month high of $49.62.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

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

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

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.5% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,590 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,262,000 after buying an additional 860 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 260,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,865,000 after buying an additional 5,831 shares in the last quarter. Schwallier Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.4% during the third quarter. Schwallier Wealth Management LLC now owns 68,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,388,000 after buying an additional 2,911 shares in the last quarter. BIP Wealth LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 45.7% during the third quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 12,111 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after acquiring an additional 3,797 shares during the period. Finally, Tradewinds LLC. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.5% during the third quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 39,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,954,000 after acquiring an additional 3,428 shares during the period.

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.