Petersen Hastings Wealth Advisors Inc. Purchases Shares of 90,582 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Petersen Hastings Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 90,582 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,480,000. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises 0.4% of Petersen Hastings Wealth Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VTIP. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 13,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $641,000 after buying an additional 616 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $465,000. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 27,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,366,000 after purchasing an additional 1,203 shares in the last quarter. Clarity Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Clarity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 170,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,423,000 after purchasing an additional 8,561 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Verus Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,079 shares of the company’s stock valued at $301,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $50.41 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.35 and a fifty-two week high of $50.81. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $50.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.0227 per share. This represents a $0.09 annualized dividend and a dividend 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.