Sei Investments Co. Sells 3,991,379 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Sei Investments Co. reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 41.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,727,635 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,991,379 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned 1.66% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $286,111,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 82,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,120,000 after purchasing an additional 771 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 20.5% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,092,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,548,000 after purchasing an additional 185,838 shares in the last quarter. American Investment Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 31.0% in the first quarter. American Investment Services Inc. now owns 15,426 shares of the company’s stock worth $771,000 after purchasing an additional 3,649 shares during the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% in the first quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co now owns 2,100,623 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,926,000 after purchasing an additional 61,816 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CacheTech Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.6% in the first quarter. CacheTech Inc. now owns 13,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $699,000 after purchasing an additional 992 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP stock opened at $49.62 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $49.35 and a twelve month high of $50.81. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $50.08 and its 200-day moving average is $49.95.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.6804 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.5%.

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.