Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock Position Raised by Woodward Diversified Capital LLC

Woodward Diversified Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 107.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 20,719 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,742 shares during the period. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,042,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VTIP. TPG Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.6% during the second quarter. TPG Advisors LLC now owns 16,011 shares of the company’s stock valued at $805,000 after purchasing an additional 555 shares during the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $944,000. First Pacific Financial bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.4% during the 2nd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 358,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,012,000 after buying an additional 42,244 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $323,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTIP opened at $50.03 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $50.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.09. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $48.28 and a 12 month high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st will be given a dividend of $0.6481 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $2.59 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 1st.

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.