Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Short Interest Down 18.5% in January

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 511,700 shares, a drop of 18.5% from the December 31st total of 627,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,003,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

VTIP opened at $48.82 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $48.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.78. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $47.37 and a 1 year high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given 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 large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2,586.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 19,285,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $950,969,000 after buying an additional 18,567,654 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 5,804,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,060,000 after buying an additional 50,040 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 3,729,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,563,000 after buying an additional 183,419 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 30.9% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 2,155,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,345,000 after acquiring an additional 509,237 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alesco Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 1,824,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,965,000 after acquiring an additional 41,065 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.