Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Short Interest Down 46.5% in November

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) saw a significant decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 310,300 shares, a decrease of 46.5% from the October 31st total of 580,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 966,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

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

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. Macroview Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18,466.7% in the 3rd quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC now owns 557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 554 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the second quarter worth $33,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 359.0% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 980 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP opened at $48.97 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $48.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.64. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $47.37 and a 52 week high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.308 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.52%.

About Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

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.