Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday . 1,268,146 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 2% from the previous session’s volume of 1,288,858 shares.The stock last traded at $47.80 and had previously closed at $47.82.

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

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $47.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.53.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.0267 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This represents a $0.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.22%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. Oak Harvest Investment Services lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.7% in the first quarter. Oak Harvest Investment Services now owns 9,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $451,000 after purchasing an additional 1,137 shares during the period. Veery Capital LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.0% in the first quarter. Veery Capital LLC now owns 43,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,095,000 after purchasing an additional 3,617 shares during the period. Brickley Wealth Management lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.3% in the first quarter. Brickley Wealth Management now owns 368,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,642,000 after purchasing an additional 4,826 shares during the period. True Link Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.5% in the first quarter. True Link Financial Advisors LLC now owns 743,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,608,000 after purchasing an additional 110,930 shares during the period. Finally, OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 24.2% in the first quarter. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. now owns 29,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,392,000 after purchasing an additional 5,665 shares during the period.

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.