Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Bought by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 6.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,726,718 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 169,575 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $134,863,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VTIP. Klingman & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% in the fourth quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,087,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,238,000 after buying an additional 307,650 shares during the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. now owns 557,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,579,000 after acquiring an additional 64,482 shares during the last quarter. Alaska Wealth Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Alaska Wealth Advisors now owns 255,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,928,000 after acquiring an additional 19,151 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 47,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,392,000 after acquiring an additional 11,837 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.9% in the 3rd quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,584,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,742,000 after acquiring an additional 351,336 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP stock opened at $50.30 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $49.35 and a 52-week high of $50.81. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.91.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a $0.0227 dividend. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st.

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.