Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Reaches New 52-Week Low – Time to Sell?

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $49.30 and last traded at $49.3050, with a volume of 1719415 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $49.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

The company’s fifty day moving average price is $49.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VTIP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,248,000 after buying an additional 1,435,208 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,490,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,532,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039,578 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,744,000 after buying an additional 1,877,940 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 7,073,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,344,000 after buying an additional 357,681 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% in the 4th quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 6,908,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,676,000 after purchasing an additional 1,950,826 shares during the period.

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.