Poinciana Advisors Group LLC Invests $4.72 Million in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Poinciana Advisors Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 97,493 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,721,000. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for about 4.8% of Poinciana Advisors Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4,381.7% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 22,737,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,100,959,000 after purchasing an additional 22,230,349 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2,586.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 19,285,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $950,969,000 after purchasing an additional 18,567,654 shares in the last quarter. Essential Planning LLC. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6,374.1% during the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 6,826,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $333,576,000 after purchasing an additional 6,721,533 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 5,804,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $281,060,000 after purchasing an additional 50,040 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 3,729,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,563,000 after purchasing an additional 183,419 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.40 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $47.65 and a 12 month high of $49.62. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $48.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $48.93.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.529 per share. 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.