Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock Holdings Lifted by Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C.

Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 3.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 821,706 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,739 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises about 6.3% of Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $40,444,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Verus Financial Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.7% during the third quarter. Verus Financial Partners Inc. now owns 303,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,923,000 after acquiring an additional 16,348 shares in the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $6,509,000. Elevation Capital Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 26.0% in the third quarter. Elevation Capital Advisory LLC now owns 170,611 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,397,000 after acquiring an additional 35,241 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.3% in the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 18,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $906,000 after acquiring an additional 1,569 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Investment Partners LTD. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $1,350,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $48.99 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.73. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $48.28 and a 12-month high of $50.48.

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 dividend of $0.9333 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.6%.

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.