Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Increases By 173.8%

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 480,408 shares, a growth of 173.8% from the April 30th total of 175,452 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,251,638 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 330.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 504 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1,057.1% in the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 567 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 518 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock traded up $0.03 during trading on Friday, hitting $50.43. The stock had a trading volume of 2,855,421 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,698,471. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.17 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.93. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $49.35 and a 12 month high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.0227 dividend. This represents a $0.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st.

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.