Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Short Interest Up 29.0% in March

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 542,690 shares, a growth of 29.0% from the March 15th total of 420,686 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,009,760 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

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

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Alaska Wealth Advisors grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Alaska Wealth Advisors now owns 255,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,928,000 after buying an additional 19,151 shares during the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.1% during the 4th quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. now owns 557,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,579,000 after purchasing an additional 64,482 shares in the last quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 154,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,822,000 after purchasing an additional 14,433 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 47,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,392,000 after buying an additional 11,837 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carnegie Investment Counsel boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 283,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,375,000 after buying an additional 20,714 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $50.16 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $49.35 and a 52-week high of $50.81. The company’s 50 day moving average is $49.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.88.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.0227 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%.

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.