Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 8,654,190 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 228% from the previous session’s volume of 2,635,409 shares.The stock last traded at $50.31 and had previously closed at $50.37.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.0%

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.91.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.0227 dividend. This represents a $0.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 330.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 213 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.