Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Short Interest Up 173.8% in May

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 480,408 shares, a growth of 173.8% from the April 30th total of 175,452 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,251,638 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.43 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $50.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.93. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $49.35 and a 1 year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VTIP. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 396.0% during 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 period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 28,695,157 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,452,836,000 after buying an additional 2,858,242 shares during the period. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $341,676,000 after buying an additional 1,950,826 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% during the fourth 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 during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $73,135,000.

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.