Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Bought by Capital Investment Services of America Inc.

Capital Investment Services of America Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 216.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 33,795 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 23,122 shares during the quarter. Capital Investment Services of America Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,663,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% in the 1st quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 7,073,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,344,000 after buying an additional 357,681 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,890,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,296,000 after acquiring an additional 237,357 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,509,000 after acquiring an additional 1,221,608 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,345,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,279,000 after acquiring an additional 20,953 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,797,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,691,000 after acquiring an additional 100,783 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $48.71 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $49.07 and its 200-day moving average is $49.72. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $48.28 and a 52-week high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.9333 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.7%. This is a boost 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.