Strategic Financial Services Inc. Acquires 51,618 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Strategic Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 6.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 829,148 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 51,618 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up 1.9% of Strategic Financial Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Strategic Financial Services Inc. owned 0.24% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $41,209,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 28,695,157 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,452,836,000 after acquiring an additional 2,858,242 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,716,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,187,000 after acquiring an additional 314,697 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% during the third quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 4,957,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,788,000 after acquiring an additional 146,680 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,653,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,160,000 after acquiring an additional 352,889 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.4% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,932,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $197,712,000 after acquiring an additional 370,400 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.30 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $50.15 and a 200-day moving average of $49.92. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $49.35 and a one year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.0227 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Company 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.