Staley Capital Advisers Inc. Purchases 13,000 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Staley Capital Advisers Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 34.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,425 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 13,000 shares during the quarter. Staley Capital Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,494,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Verus Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $295,000 after purchasing an additional 203 shares in the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $774,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. eCIO Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. eCIO Inc. now owns 5,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $253,000 after purchasing an additional 218 shares during the last quarter. ARK & TLK Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. ARK & TLK Investments LLC now owns 54,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,747,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WMG Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. WMG Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $50.38 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.91. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $49.35 and a 12-month high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a $0.0227 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

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.