Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock Position Reduced by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 422,214 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,463 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $20,781,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,345,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,279,000 after purchasing an additional 20,953 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,797,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,691,000 after buying an additional 100,783 shares during the last quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.2% during the 1st quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,425,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,150,000 after buying an additional 338,106 shares during the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co now owns 2,100,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,926,000 after buying an additional 61,816 shares during the period. Finally, Studio Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Studio Investment Management LLC now owns 1,869,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,898,000 after buying an additional 47,881 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTIP opened at $48.51 on Friday. 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’s 50-day moving average price is $48.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.69.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.