129,841 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Acquired by Define Financial LLC

Define Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 20.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 774,516 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 129,841 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up 15.9% of Define Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. Define Financial LLC owned approximately 0.18% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $38,122,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Tidal Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 882.2% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 110,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,526,000 after buying an additional 98,808 shares during the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 152.5% in the 1st quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 32,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,630,000 after acquiring an additional 19,704 shares during the last quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 19.5% in the 2nd quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. now owns 188,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,468,000 after acquiring an additional 30,784 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 74.6% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 23,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,171,000 after acquiring an additional 9,982 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,424,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $48.46 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.82. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $48.28 and a 12 month high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.9333 per share. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.7%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, 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.