JPMorgan Chase & Co. Grows Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,435,208 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned approximately 0.09% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $1,490,248,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VTIP. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 86.9% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 176,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,874,000 after buying an additional 82,056 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.3% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 261,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,130,000 after buying an additional 36,624 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.0% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 22,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,109,000 after buying an additional 3,035 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $210,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 586,133 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,465,000 after buying an additional 57,079 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $50.31 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $49.35 and a 52-week high of $50.81. The company has a fifty day moving average of $50.24 and a 200-day moving average 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. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a $0.0227 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

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.