Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock Acquired by Forum Financial Management LP

Forum Financial Management LP increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 76,519 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,994 shares during the period. Forum Financial Management LP’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $3,766,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VTIP. Fischer Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 17,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $869,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% in the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Lam Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% in the 2nd quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 1,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% in the second quarter. LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 9,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $456,000 after buying an additional 263 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of VTIP opened at $48.68 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $48.28 and a 12 month high of $50.48. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.80.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business 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%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804.

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.