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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) saw a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 231,874 shares, a decrease of 38.9% from the February 12th total of 379,384 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,750,286 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,750,286 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

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

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.2% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,836,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,298,822,000 after purchasing an additional 7,272,592 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 396.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 3,633,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $179,709,000 after purchasing an additional 2,900,809 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV boosted its position 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 valued at $341,676,000 after buying an additional 1,950,826 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position 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 valued at $512,744,000 after buying an additional 1,877,940 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $73,135,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTIP remained flat at $49.92 during trading hours on Friday. The company had a trading volume of 676,296 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,736,158. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $49.68 and a 200-day moving average of $50.01. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.27 and a fifty-two week high of $50.81.

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.