USA Financial Formulas Buys Shares of 18,782 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

USA Financial Formulas bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 18,782 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $944,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. BIP Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 13,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $686,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. Denali Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% in the first quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 9,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $487,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.4% in the first quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 59,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,971,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.6% in the first quarter. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. now owns 42,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,105,000 after buying an additional 241 shares during the period. Finally, Bragg Financial Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 5,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,000 after buying an additional 242 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $50.03 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.09. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $48.28 and a 12 month high of $50.81.

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 given a $0.6481 dividend. 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 1st.

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.