55 North Private Wealth LLC Buys 20,377 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

55 North Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 7.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 288,288 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,377 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for approximately 2.7% of 55 North Private Wealth LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. 55 North Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $14,190,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% in the 1st quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 7,073,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,344,000 after purchasing an additional 357,681 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% during the 1st 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 last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $242,509,000 after buying an additional 1,221,608 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $189,691,000 after buying an additional 100,783 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $48.63. The stock had a trading volume of 874,012 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,696,185. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $49.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.79. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $48.28 and a one year high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.9333 per share. 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 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.