Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Acquired by Vertrix Wealth Management LLC

Vertrix Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 262,186 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,832 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises approximately 4.4% of Vertrix Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Vertrix Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $13,170,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VTIP. Klingman & Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,087,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,238,000 after purchasing an additional 307,650 shares during the period. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 1,573,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,820,000 after purchasing an additional 109,570 shares during the period. Financial Plan Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,299,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 38.5% in the fourth quarter. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 268,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,295,000 after purchasing an additional 74,772 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 86.7% in the fourth quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 433,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,463,000 after purchasing an additional 201,544 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTIP opened at $49.67 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $49.35 and a 52-week high of $50.81. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $49.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.96.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.