Allied Investment Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 4,014 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Allied Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,014 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 38,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,927,000 after purchasing an additional 806 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.2% during the 2nd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 28,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,446,000 after purchasing an additional 881 shares in the last quarter. Trademark Financial Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $257,000. Manuka Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 14.3% during the 2nd quarter. Manuka Financial LLC now owns 81,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,100,000 after purchasing an additional 10,199 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carnegie Investment Counsel boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 263,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,232,000 after purchasing an additional 8,528 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $50.18 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $50.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.14. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $48.28 and a 1 year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.6481 per share. This represents a $2.59 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43.

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.