Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Purchased by CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC

CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 268.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 31,049 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,619 shares during the period. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,557,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,248,000 after buying an additional 1,435,208 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,490,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,532,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039,578 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,744,000 after buying an additional 1,877,940 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% during the 4th quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 6,908,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,950,826 shares during the period. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,716,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,187,000 after purchasing an additional 314,697 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.66 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $50.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.94. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $49.35 and a 52 week high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.