Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. Acquires New Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 44,701 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,247,000. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for approximately 2.0% of Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 789.9% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,856,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $741,363,000 after acquiring an additional 13,187,463 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 122.7% during the 1st quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 6,124,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,606,000 after acquiring an additional 3,374,033 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 44.7% during the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 2,394,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,492,000 after acquiring an additional 739,599 shares during the period. Garde Capital Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $31,675,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,322,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP stock opened at $50.13 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $48.28 and a 1-year high of $50.81. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.13.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a $0.6481 dividend. This represents a $2.59 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43.

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.