Short Interest in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Increases By 112.0%

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,005,007 shares, a growth of 112.0% from the May 31st total of 474,010 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,226,382 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 86.9% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 176,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,874,000 after purchasing an additional 82,056 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.3% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 261,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,130,000 after buying an additional 36,624 shares during the period. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.0% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 22,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,109,000 after acquiring an additional 3,035 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $210,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 586,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,465,000 after acquiring an additional 57,079 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Down 1.3%

VTIP traded down $0.65 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $49.58. The stock had a trading volume of 570,562 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,603,684. The business has a fifty day moving average of $50.31 and a 200 day moving average of $49.95. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $49.35 and a 1 year high of $50.81.

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.