Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Purchased by Ethos Capital Management Inc.

Ethos Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 15.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 825,578 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 109,773 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for about 27.0% of Ethos Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Ethos Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $40,635,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 864.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 51,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,527,000 after purchasing an additional 46,018 shares during the last quarter. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 178,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,808,000 after buying an additional 1,771 shares in the last quarter. United Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 20.1% during the 3rd quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 11,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $577,000 after buying an additional 1,964 shares during the last quarter. Plancorp LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 69.4% during the 3rd quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 18,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $919,000 after buying an additional 7,686 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liberty Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Liberty Capital Management Inc. now owns 67,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,346,000 after buying an additional 3,903 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Up 0.0%

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $48.79 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.71. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $48.28 and a twelve month high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.