Investment Partners LTD. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Investment Partners LTD. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 27,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,350,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VTIP. Fischer Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 17,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $869,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Whelan Financial raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. Whelan Financial now owns 5,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after buying an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lam Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the second quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 1,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $48.99 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $48.28 and a 52 week high of $50.48. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $49.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a $0.9333 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This is an increase 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%.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Company 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.