Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock: Bouvel Investment Partners LLC Increases Holdings

Bouvel Investment Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 22.4% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 208,067 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 38,086 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises approximately 2.4% of Bouvel Investment Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Bouvel Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $10,241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VTIP. Vertrix Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vertrix Wealth Management LLC now owns 263,907 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,990,000 after acquiring an additional 1,721 shares during the last quarter. Baron Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. Baron Financial Group LLC now owns 280,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,818,000 after purchasing an additional 7,360 shares during the last quarter. Friday Financial grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 23.9% in the third quarter. Friday Financial now owns 185,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,989,000 after purchasing an additional 35,770 shares during the last quarter. CogentBlue Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.0% in the third quarter. CogentBlue Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 79,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,893,000 after purchasing an additional 3,077 shares during the period. Finally, RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. RFG Bristol Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 43,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,136,000 after purchasing an additional 2,510 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $48.46. 2,410,256 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,702,865. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $48.28 and a 1-year high of $50.48. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $49.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.83.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were issued a $0.9333 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.7%.

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.