Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Newly Acquired by Optima Capital LLC

Optima Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 116,930 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,755,000. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for about 2.3% of Optima Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.8% in the third quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 821,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,444,000 after acquiring an additional 29,739 shares during the period. Verus Financial Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Verus Financial Partners Inc. now owns 303,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,923,000 after buying an additional 16,348 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $6,509,000. Elevation Capital Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 26.0% in the 3rd quarter. Elevation Capital Advisory LLC now owns 170,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,397,000 after purchasing an additional 35,241 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.3% during the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 18,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $906,000 after purchasing an additional 1,569 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $48.99 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $49.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.73. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $48.28 and a 12-month high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a $0.9333 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.6%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804.

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.