TrueWealth Financial Partners Takes $8.09 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

TrueWealth Financial Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 161,930 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,088,000. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for about 3.2% of TrueWealth Financial Partners’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1,057.1% in the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 567 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 518 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the first quarter worth $29,000.

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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $49.66 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $49.35 and a one year high of $50.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $49.99 and a 200 day moving average of $49.95.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.