Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Increases Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 24.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 524,963 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 104,379 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $26,023,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Klingman & Associates LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% in the fourth quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,087,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,238,000 after purchasing an additional 307,650 shares during the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 1,573,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,820,000 after buying an additional 109,570 shares during the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. now owns 557,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,579,000 after buying an additional 64,482 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.9% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,584,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,742,000 after buying an additional 351,336 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Plan Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $29,299,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $50.10 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $50.29 and a 200 day moving average of $49.95. 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.0227 per share. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st.

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.