Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock Holdings Lessened by Lutz Financial Services LLC

Lutz Financial Services LLC trimmed its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 12.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 85,938 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,175 shares during the quarter. Lutz Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $4,320,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VTIP. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted 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 worth $476,000 after purchasing an additional 9,340 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.9% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 138,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,899,000 after acquiring an additional 39,419 shares in the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $324,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 70.0% during the first quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 4,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after acquiring an additional 1,721 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.8% during the first quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 129,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,465,000 after acquiring an additional 36,859 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of VTIP opened at $50.13 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $50.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $50.13. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $48.28 and a twelve month high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

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.