Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Bought by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 6.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,726,718 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 169,575 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.78% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $134,863,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VTIP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 28,695,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,452,836,000 after purchasing an additional 2,858,242 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,716,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,187,000 after purchasing an additional 314,697 shares during the period. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 4,957,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,788,000 after buying an additional 146,680 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,653,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,160,000 after buying an additional 352,889 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,932,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,712,000 after buying an additional 370,400 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.30 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $50.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.91. 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a $0.0227 dividend. 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.