Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Sold by Factor Wealth Management LTD

Factor Wealth Management LTD lowered its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 19.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 165,473 shares of the company’s stock after selling 39,658 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up about 1.3% of Factor Wealth Management LTD’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Factor Wealth Management LTD’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $8,145,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VTIP. Fischer Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.2% during the first quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 17,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $869,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. 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 boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% during 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 during the last quarter. Lam Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the second quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 1,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 9,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $456,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1%

VTIP stock traded up $0.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting $48.49. The stock had a trading volume of 2,511,363 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,710,475. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $49.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.86. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $48.28 and a 1-year high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.