Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Holdings Raised by Envestnet Asset Management Inc.

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 79.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,082,483 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,805,350 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. owned about 1.34% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $205,226,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VTIP. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.0% in the second quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 746,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,529,000 after acquiring an additional 28,428 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.9% in the second quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 28,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,409,000 after acquiring an additional 520 shares in the last quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 343.8% in the second quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 19,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $963,000 after acquiring an additional 14,839 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.5% in the second quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,495 shares of the company’s stock worth $377,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TSA Wealth Managment LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter worth about $2,585,000.

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

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $50.14 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $50.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.15. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $48.28 and a 52 week high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were given a $0.6481 dividend. This represents a $2.59 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.2%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st.

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.