Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock: Moller Wealth Partners Boosts Holdings

Moller Wealth Partners increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 836,680 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,163 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises about 7.6% of Moller Wealth Partners’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Moller Wealth Partners’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $41,181,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VTIP. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% in the first quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 7,073,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,344,000 after acquiring an additional 357,681 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,890,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,296,000 after purchasing an additional 237,357 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221,608 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,345,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,279,000 after purchasing an additional 20,953 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,797,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,691,000 after purchasing an additional 100,783 shares in the last quarter.

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

VTIP stock opened at $48.58 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $48.28 and a 1-year high of $50.48. The business’s 50 day moving average is $49.33 and its 200-day moving average is $49.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.