Money Concepts Capital Corp Makes New $3.97 Million Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Money Concepts Capital Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 79,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,967,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Klingman & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the fourth quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,087,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,238,000 after purchasing an additional 307,650 shares during the period. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 1,573,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,820,000 after buying an additional 109,570 shares during the period. Financial Consulate Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.1% in the 4th quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. now owns 557,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,579,000 after buying an additional 64,482 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,584,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,742,000 after buying an additional 351,336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial Plan Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,299,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.66 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 company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.6804 per share. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 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.