Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock Holdings Boosted by Net Worth Advisory Group

Net Worth Advisory Group boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 229,317 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,762 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises 2.7% of Net Worth Advisory Group’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Net Worth Advisory Group’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $11,101,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% in the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,890,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,296,000 after purchasing an additional 237,357 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221,608 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,345,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,279,000 after purchasing an additional 20,953 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% in 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 Down 0.1%

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $48.64 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $48.28 and a 1-year high of $50.48. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.79.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.9333 per share. This represents a $3.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804.

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.