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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) saw a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 942,831 shares, an increase of 213.9% from the June 30th total of 300,325 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,080,886 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $49.59 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.95. 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.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. Ancora Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1,057.1% in the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 567 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 518 shares during the period. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $29,000.

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.