Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Short Interest Down 87.2% in July

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 451,400 shares, a decline of 87.2% from the July 15th total of 3,540,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,141,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTIP traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $48.69. The stock had a trading volume of 541,768 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,175,086. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $48.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.02. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $46.70 and a fifty-two week high of $48.75.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were paid a $0.444 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st.

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

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. American Investment Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 14.3% in the 4th quarter. American Investment Services Inc. now owns 25,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,231,000 after purchasing an additional 3,243 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 34,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,646,000 after acquiring an additional 3,177 shares during the period. Arbor Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $330,000. SageView Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 25.8% during the fourth quarter. SageView Advisory Group LLC now owns 40,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,912,000 after acquiring an additional 8,245 shares during the period. Finally, Angeles Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $263,000.

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.