Financial & Tax Architects LLC Purchases 33,877 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Financial & Tax Architects LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 16.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 245,080 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 33,877 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for approximately 2.6% of Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $12,063,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VTIP. Fischer Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 17,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $869,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the period. Lam Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the second quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 1,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after buying an additional 260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 9,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $456,000 after buying an additional 263 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP stock opened at $48.58 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $48.28 and a 12-month high of $50.48. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.