35,770 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Acquired by Friday Financial

Friday Financial lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 23.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 185,693 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 35,770 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for approximately 1.8% of Friday Financial’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Friday Financial’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $8,989,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tidal Investments LLC grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 882.2% during the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 110,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,526,000 after purchasing an additional 98,808 shares during the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 152.5% in the first quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 32,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,630,000 after buying an additional 19,704 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 74.6% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 23,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,171,000 after buying an additional 9,982 shares during the last quarter. Generations Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth $2,940,000. Finally, XY Planning Network Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 19.5% during the second quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. now owns 188,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,468,000 after buying an additional 30,784 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTIP opened at $48.46 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $48.28 and a 1-year high of $50.48. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $49.42 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.84.

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 represents a $3.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.7%. This is an increase 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.