Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,041,821 shares, a growth of 83.0% from the August 31st total of 1,661,991 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,791,107 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $49.15. The stock had a trading volume of 1,262,399 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,678,956. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.93. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $49.12 and a 1 year high of $50.66.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% in 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 period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 1,877,940 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,490,248,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435,208 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the first quarter worth about $67,290,000. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% in the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221,608 shares during 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.