Cassady Wealth & Retirement Planning LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Cassady Wealth & Retirement Planning LLC lowered its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 37.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,554 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,526 shares during the quarter. Cassady Wealth & Retirement Planning LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $884,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% in the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1,057.1% during the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at $29,000.

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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $49.68 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $50.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.95. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $49.35 and a 52 week high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02.

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.