Estate Counselors LLC Purchases Shares of 14,990 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Estate Counselors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 14,990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $749,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 193.1% in the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 856,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,764,000 after acquiring an additional 564,036 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 81.5% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 45,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,285,000 after purchasing an additional 20,542 shares during the period. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. Cardiff Park Advisors LLC now owns 121,414 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,065,000 after purchasing an additional 6,636 shares in the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 221.4% during the 1st quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 32,684 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,633,000 after purchasing an additional 22,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Waverly Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 124.8% in the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 73,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,673,000 after purchasing an additional 40,823 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $49.52 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $50.03 and its 200-day moving average is $49.95. 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 Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.6804 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.5%.

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.