82,324 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Acquired by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 81.5% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 183,309 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 82,324 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $9,022,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. BOKF NA boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 31.3% in the 3rd quarter. BOKF NA now owns 6,285 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares in the last quarter. True Link Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Link Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,563,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,971,000 after purchasing an additional 38,166 shares during the period. Lynx Investment Advisory raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 70.0% in the third quarter. Lynx Investment Advisory now owns 13,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $685,000 after acquiring an additional 5,731 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% during the third quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 20,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,032,000 after purchasing an additional 1,180 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prism Planning Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.8% during the 3rd quarter. Prism Planning Partners LLC now owns 88,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,380,000 after acquiring an additional 10,779 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP opened at $48.99 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $49.13 and its 200 day moving average is $49.73. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.28 and a fifty-two week high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.