67,719 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Bought by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 10.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 707,424 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 67,719 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $34,819,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Whelan Financial lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. Whelan Financial now owns 5,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the period. Lam Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the second quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 1,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% in the second quarter. LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 9,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Three Bearings Fiduciary Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.4% in the first quarter. Three Bearings Fiduciary Advisors Inc. now owns 3,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 274 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTIP traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $48.79. The stock had a trading volume of 6,738,990 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,726,360. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $48.28 and a 52-week high of $50.48. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $49.03 and a 200 day moving average of $49.71.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.9333 per share. This represents a $3.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Company 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.