Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock: Chemistry Wealth Management LLC Boosts Holdings

Chemistry Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 14.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 485,347 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 62,931 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises 3.7% of Chemistry Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $23,889,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% during the first 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. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,890,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,296,000 after purchasing an additional 237,357 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221,608 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,345,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,279,000 after buying an additional 20,953 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,797,614 shares of the company’s stock worth $189,691,000 after acquiring an additional 100,783 shares in the last quarter.

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

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $48.68 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.80. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $48.28 and a 1 year high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.7%.

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.