Cetera Investment Advisers Purchases 57,233 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 7.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 802,876 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 57,233 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $40,361,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. First Pacific Financial bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. TFC Financial Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 77.6% during the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 783 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.04 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $50.28 and a 200-day moving average price of $50.17. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $48.28 and a one 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 dividend of $0.6481 per share. This represents a $2.59 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF 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.