NorthRock Partners LLC Acquires 11,596 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

NorthRock Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 102.4% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 22,925 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,596 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,152,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,248,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435,208 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,490,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,532,000 after buying an additional 1,039,578 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,744,000 after buying an additional 1,877,940 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% during the first quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 7,073,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,344,000 after buying an additional 357,681 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 6,908,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,950,826 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $49.64 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $49.68 and a 200 day moving average of $49.97. 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.6804 dividend. 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 a positive change 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.