Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Buys 271,711 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 641.8% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 314,049 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 271,711 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises 0.9% of Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $15,671,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Van Strum & Towne Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 345,664.2% in the fourth quarter. Van Strum & Towne Inc. now owns 922,917,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,687,651,000 after acquiring an additional 922,650,274 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4,381.7% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 22,737,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,959,000 after buying an additional 22,230,349 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,091,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,021,256,000 after buying an additional 1,806,098 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 8,642,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $418,454,000 after buying an additional 359,329 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6,374.1% during the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 6,826,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $333,576,000 after buying an additional 6,721,533 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $49.86 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $49.98 and a 200 day moving average of $49.47. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $48.20 and a 12 month high of $50.30.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.426 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. This represents a $1.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.42%.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF 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.