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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 651,000 shares, an increase of 19.7% from the February 13th total of 543,900 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,556,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

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

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. 10Elms LLP purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. Rialto Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $58,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $67,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 235 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.42 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $47.71 and a twelve month high of $49.62. The company’s 50 day moving average is $49.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.93.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.529 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.