Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock: Capital Investment Services of America Inc. Increases Holdings

Capital Investment Services of America Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 216.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 33,795 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,122 shares during the quarter. Capital Investment Services of America Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,663,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 55.2% in the 3rd quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 27,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,334,000 after purchasing an additional 9,640 shares during the last quarter. Bfsg LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 96.5% during the third quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 1,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the last quarter. Wrenne Financial Planning LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.7% during the third quarter. Wrenne Financial Planning LLC now owns 9,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $462,000 after buying an additional 750 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.7% during the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 71,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,467,000 after buying an additional 6,270 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ascent Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% in the third quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 71,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,501,000 after buying an additional 3,436 shares during the period.

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

NASDAQ VTIP opened at $48.71 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $48.28 and a twelve month high of $50.48. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.72.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were issued a $0.9333 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.7%.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Company 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.