Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) saw a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 420,686 shares, a growth of 81.4% from the February 26th total of 231,874 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,420,704 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

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

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.6% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 376,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,909,000 after purchasing an additional 32,825 shares during the last quarter. Richmond Investment Services LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $255,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 69.8% in the 2nd quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 12,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $632,000 after buying an additional 5,167 shares during the last quarter. Maia Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.0% during the 2nd quarter. Maia Wealth LLC now owns 5,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after buying an additional 535 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 19.0% during the 2nd quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 19,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $982,000 after buying an additional 3,113 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.80 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $49.77 and its 200 day moving average is $49.95. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $49.27 and a 12-month high of $50.81.

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.