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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 300,325 shares, a decline of 70.1% from the June 15th total of 1,005,007 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,269,869 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

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

Shares of VTIP stock traded down $0.02 on Monday, reaching $49.62. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,781,807 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,655,749. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $49.35 and a 12-month high of $50.81. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.20 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VTIP. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 396.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 3,633,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $179,709,000 after purchasing an additional 2,900,809 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 6,908,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,676,000 after purchasing an additional 1,950,826 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,744,000 after buying an additional 1,877,940 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 4th quarter worth $73,135,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,248,000 after buying an additional 1,435,208 shares in the last quarter.

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.