Financial Life Advisors Acquires 7,193 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Financial Life Advisors raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 15.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 53,949 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,193 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for approximately 0.9% of Financial Life Advisors’ holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Financial Life Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,712,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VTIP. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4,890.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,000 after buying an additional 9,340 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $251,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 34.7% in the 1st quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 40,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,033,000 after purchasing an additional 10,515 shares in the last quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. West Paces Advisors Inc. now owns 97,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,846,000 after purchasing an additional 1,745 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Simplicity Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $383,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.04 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $48.28 and a 52 week high of $50.81. The company’s fifty day moving average is $50.45 and its 200-day moving average is $50.11.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.