Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 22.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,877,940 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $512,744,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VTIP. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 330.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the period. Millstone Evans Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 73.2% during the 4th quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 583.3% during the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Torren Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $47,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

VTIP opened at $50.41 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.94. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $49.35 and a 1 year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.0227 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%.

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.