K2 Financial Inc. Sells 51,313 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

K2 Financial Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 73.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 18,304 shares of the company’s stock after selling 51,313 shares during the period. K2 Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $918,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VTIP. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. NBT Bank N A NY grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1,057.1% in the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 567 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the first quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 73.2% in the fourth quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.0%

VTIP stock traded down $0.01 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $49.64. The company had a trading volume of 747,550 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,650,483. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $49.35 and a 52-week high of $50.81. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.6804 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02.

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.