Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Position Increased by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 4.5% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,495 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 322 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $377,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,008,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 118.3% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 972,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,530,000 after buying an additional 527,119 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 220.4% in the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the last quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% in the first quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $467,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.8% in the second quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 59,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,992,000 after acquiring an additional 453 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $50.14 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $48.28 and a 1 year high of $50.81. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.15.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.6481 per share. This is an increase 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 yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date 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.