Freedom Investment Management Inc. Sells 430 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Freedom Investment Management Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIPFree Report) by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 4,441 shares of the company’s stock after selling 430 shares during the quarter. Freedom Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $223,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Forum Financial Management LP lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 25.4% during the 2nd quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 27,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,397,000 after buying an additional 5,630 shares in the last quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. now owns 115,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,818,000 after buying an additional 2,969 shares in the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 73.5% in the 2nd quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 190,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,573,000 after purchasing an additional 80,696 shares during the period. Studio Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC now owns 1,562,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,554,000 after purchasing an additional 79,990 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.9% in the second quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 47,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,398,000 after purchasing an additional 1,790 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.14 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.15. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $48.28 and a 1 year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Profile

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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.

Further Reading

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

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