Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Acquired by Ascent Group LLC

Ascent Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 352.0% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 110,578 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 86,116 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $5,559,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VTIP. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4,890.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,000 after buying an additional 9,340 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 121,333.3% during the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 3,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,000 after purchasing an additional 3,640 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 810.9% during the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 39,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,971,000 after purchasing an additional 35,168 shares during the last quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.8% during the first quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 55,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,759,000 after purchasing an additional 8,350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prosperity Planning Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.2% during the first quarter. Prosperity Planning Inc. now owns 292,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,603,000 after purchasing an additional 11,904 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $49.99 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $48.28 and a one year high of $50.81. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $50.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.10.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.6481 per share. This represents a $2.59 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.2%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st.

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.