Scotia Capital Inc. Has $6.84 Million Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Scotia Capital Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 136,026 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,399 shares during the period. Scotia Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $6,838,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 994,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,010,000 after purchasing an additional 49,419 shares during the last quarter. Crabel Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 25.5% in the second quarter. Crabel Capital Management LLC now owns 37,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,900,000 after buying an additional 7,676 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 19.0% during the second quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 19,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $982,000 after buying an additional 3,113 shares during the last quarter. Maia Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.0% during the second quarter. Maia Wealth LLC now owns 5,382 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after buying an additional 535 shares in the last quarter. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 69.8% during the second quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 12,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $632,000 after buying an additional 5,167 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VTIP opened at $50.18 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $48.28 and a twelve month high of $50.81. The business’s fifty day moving average is $50.16 and its 200 day moving average is $50.18.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.