Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Short Interest Up 213.9% in July

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 942,831 shares, a growth 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 currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.59 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.35 and a fifty-two week high of $50.81. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.95.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in the first 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 grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% in the first 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. NBT Bank N A NY increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1,057.1% during the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at $29,000.

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.