Essential Planning LLC. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Essential Planning LLC. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 6,374.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,826,984 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,721,533 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises about 2.2% of Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $333,576,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 87.5% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 17,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $879,000 after purchasing an additional 8,317 shares during the last quarter. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Jeppson Wealth Management LLC now owns 167,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,246,000 after acquiring an additional 1,055 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at $290,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.5% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,262,000 after acquiring an additional 860 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovack Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.2% in the third quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 11,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $554,000 after acquiring an additional 2,043 shares in the last quarter.

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

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.47 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.91. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $47.65 and a twelve month high of $49.62.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.529 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF 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.