Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 942,831 shares, an increase of 213.9% from the June 30th total of 300,325 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,080,886 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

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

Shares of VTIP opened at $49.57 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $50.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.95. 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 Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.6804 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.5%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

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

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 28.6% in the 2nd quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after buying an additional 1,234 shares in the last quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5,062.3% in the 2nd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 18,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $915,000 after buying an additional 17,870 shares during the last quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 158,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,955,000 after buying an additional 6,082 shares in the last quarter. Farrell Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Farrell Financial LLC now owns 62,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,125,000 after buying an additional 1,957 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lam Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 1,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 260 shares in the last quarter.

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.