82,324 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Acquired by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 81.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 183,309 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 82,324 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $9,022,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allied Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 37,724.1% in the 3rd quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,633,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,388,000 after buying an additional 1,628,928 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $67,290,000. 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 last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $45,229,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 193.1% during the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 856,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,764,000 after purchasing an additional 564,036 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTIP opened at $48.99 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 stock has a 50-day moving average of $49.13 and a 200-day moving average of $49.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.6%.

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.