Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Short Interest Up 112.0% in June

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) was the target of a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,005,007 shares, a growth of 112.0% from the May 31st total of 474,010 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 2,226,382 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

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

Shares of VTIP opened at $50.29 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.95. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $49.35 and a 12 month high of $50.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 86.9% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 176,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,874,000 after buying an additional 82,056 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.3% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 261,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,130,000 after buying an additional 36,624 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 22,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,109,000 after acquiring an additional 3,035 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $210,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.8% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 586,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,465,000 after acquiring an additional 57,079 shares during the last quarter.

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.