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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 511,700 shares, a decrease of 18.5% from the December 15th total of 627,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,003,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 5,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the period. FC Advisory LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. FC Advisory LLC now owns 21,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,045,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 22,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,111,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 24,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 50,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,451,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares in the last quarter.

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

VTIP opened at $48.70 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $47.37 and a twelve month high of $49.41. The company has a fifty day moving average of $48.76 and a 200-day moving average of $48.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

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

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.