Bailard Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Bailard Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 538,707 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,644,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 86.9% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 176,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,874,000 after purchasing an additional 82,056 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.3% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 261,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,130,000 after purchasing an additional 36,624 shares during the period. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.0% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 22,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,109,000 after purchasing an additional 3,035 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $210,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 586,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,465,000 after purchasing an additional 57,079 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of VTIP opened at $50.44 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.35 and a fifty-two week high of $50.81. The business’s 50-day moving average is $50.06 and its 200-day moving average is $49.90.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.0227 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

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.