Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund (NASDAQ:VTIP) Trading Down 0.1%

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund (NASDAQ:VTIP – Get Rating) was down 0.1% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $47.57 and last traded at $47.60. Approximately 1,678,971 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 24% from the average daily volume of 2,203,693 shares. The stock had previously closed at $47.66.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund Stock Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average price of $47.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.44.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 4th were given a dividend of $0.029 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 3rd. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.73%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fairfield Bush & CO. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund in the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Retirement Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund by 69.9% in the 4th quarter. Retirement Group LLC now owns 705 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. First Manhattan Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund by 38.9% in the 1st quarter. First Manhattan Co. now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund by 469.0% in the 3rd quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 973 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 802 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund by 119.4% in the 1st quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 579 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund

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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.