M Holdings Securities Inc. Buys New Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

M Holdings Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 516,233 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,219,000. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up about 1.5% of M Holdings Securities Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. M Holdings Securities Inc. owned about 0.12% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% in 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. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% during the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,890,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,296,000 after acquiring an additional 237,357 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,509,000 after acquiring an additional 1,221,608 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,345,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,279,000 after acquiring an additional 20,953 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,797,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,691,000 after acquiring an additional 100,783 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

VTIP opened at $48.79 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $48.28 and a 12 month high of $50.48. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.71.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.