Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Stock Short Interest Report for October

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,589,655 shares, a drop of 56.8% from the September 30th total of 3,679,559 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 3,009,552 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. Elevate Wealth Advisory Inc. now owns 48,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,400,000 after purchasing an additional 1,301 shares during the last quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $310,000. Keeler Thomas Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $430,000. Hurlow Wealth Management Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.7% during the third quarter. Hurlow Wealth Management Group Inc. now owns 99,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,912,000 after buying an additional 6,305 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Certified Advisory Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18.2% in the third quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 166,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,196,000 after acquiring an additional 25,666 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

VTIP stock opened at $48.88 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $49.14 and a 200 day moving average of $49.73. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $48.28 and a 1 year high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a $0.9333 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.6%.

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.