Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 33.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,586 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,397 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,034,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VTIP. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 86.9% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 176,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,874,000 after purchasing an additional 82,056 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.3% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 261,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,130,000 after acquiring an additional 36,624 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.0% in the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 22,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,109,000 after acquiring an additional 3,035 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter valued at $210,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 586,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,465,000 after acquiring an additional 57,079 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

VTIP opened at $49.71 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.96. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $49.35 and a 52 week high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.6804 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02.

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.