Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock Acquired by Burton Enright Welch

Burton Enright Welch raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 454,858 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,175 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up about 2.4% of Burton Enright Welch’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Burton Enright Welch owned approximately 0.11% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $22,388,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP opened at $48.79 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $49.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.71. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $48.28 and a 1 year high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Shareholders 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 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 dividend yield of 7.7%.

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.