64,782 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Bought by Palladiem LLC

Palladiem LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 64,782 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,205,000. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for 3.0% of Palladiem LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VTIP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 28,695,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,452,836,000 after acquiring an additional 2,858,242 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,744,000 after acquiring an additional 1,877,940 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,716,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,187,000 after acquiring an additional 314,697 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 4,957,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,788,000 after acquiring an additional 146,680 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,653,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,160,000 after acquiring an additional 352,889 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $50.31 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $49.35 and a 12-month high of $50.81. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $50.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a $0.0227 dividend. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 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.