10,779 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Purchased by Prism Planning Partners LLC

Prism Planning Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 13.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 88,983 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,779 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up 4.2% of Prism Planning Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Prism Planning Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $4,380,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% in the first quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 7,073,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,344,000 after purchasing an additional 357,681 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,890,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,296,000 after buying an additional 237,357 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,509,000 after buying an additional 1,221,608 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,345,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,279,000 after buying an additional 20,953 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,797,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,691,000 after buying an additional 100,783 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $48.86 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $48.28 and a 52-week high of $50.48. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $49.16 and a 200 day moving average of $49.74.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were issued a $0.9333 dividend. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804.

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.