Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stake Increased by Modera Wealth Management LLC

Modera Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 191.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 125,018 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 82,192 shares during the quarter. Modera Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $6,153,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Fischer Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 17,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $869,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the period. Whelan Financial increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Whelan Financial now owns 5,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the period. Finally, Lam Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 1,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ VTIP opened at $48.99 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $49.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $49.73. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $48.28 and a 52 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. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were issued a dividend of $0.9333 per share. 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. This represents a $3.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a 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.