Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP is Studio Investment Management LLC’s Largest Position

Studio Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 2.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,869,358 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 47,881 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up about 16.0% of Studio Investment Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Studio Investment Management LLC owned about 0.49% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $93,898,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VTIP. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1,057.1% during the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 567 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.73 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $49.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.97. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $49.35 and a 12-month 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. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.6804 dividend. 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%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

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.