Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. Acquires 25,865 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 4.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 604,231 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 25,865 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises 5.8% of Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. owned 0.19% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $30,592,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VTIP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.2% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,836,915 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,298,822,000 after purchasing an additional 7,272,592 shares in the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.3% in the second quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 6,941,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $348,964,000 after buying an additional 817,434 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,137,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,545,000 after buying an additional 137,896 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% during the second quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,084,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,307,000 after buying an additional 206,352 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 79.3% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,082,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,226,000 after buying an additional 1,805,350 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $49.40 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $50.06 and a 200 day moving average of $50.19. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $48.28 and a 1 year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.