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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 565,500 shares, a decline of 33.8% from the January 15th total of 854,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,313,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.03 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.84. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $47.38 and a 52 week high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a dividend of $0.529 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. West Paces Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. now owns 95,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,617,000 after purchasing an additional 1,710 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 961.4% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 344,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,674,000 after purchasing an additional 311,927 shares in the last quarter. Schwallier Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. Schwallier Wealth Management LLC now owns 75,507 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,656,000 after purchasing an additional 6,807 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 49,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,387,000 after purchasing an additional 5,826 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 207,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,055,000 after purchasing an additional 15,065 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.