Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock Purchased by Ritholtz Wealth Management

Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 264.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 358,702 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 260,392 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management owned 0.08% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $17,655,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in 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 during the last quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.2% in the first quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,425,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,150,000 after purchasing an additional 338,106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% in the first quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co now owns 2,100,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,926,000 after purchasing an additional 61,816 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $48.57 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $48.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.70. 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a $0.9333 dividend. 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 7.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st.

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.