TPG Advisors LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

TPG Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 3.6% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 16,011 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 555 shares during the quarter. TPG Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $805,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. First Pacific Financial purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VTIP opened at $50.03 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.28 and a fifty-two week high of $50.81. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $50.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $50.09.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.