Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stake Lessened by Financial Solutions Advisory Group Inc.

Financial Solutions Advisory Group Inc. cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 14.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 447,772 shares of the company’s stock after selling 74,348 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up approximately 2.8% of Financial Solutions Advisory Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Financial Solutions Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $21,798,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. Choreo LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.5% in the third quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 6,844 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,000 after acquiring an additional 708 shares during the last quarter. Blueprint Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 211.3% during the 3rd quarter. Blueprint Financial Advisors LLC now owns 31,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,535,000 after acquiring an additional 21,165 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 66,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,252,000 after acquiring an additional 4,970 shares in the last quarter. Prosperity Advisers LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Prosperity Advisers LLC now owns 23,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,164,000 after acquiring an additional 1,149 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SimpliFi Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. SimpliFi Inc. now owns 191,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,434,000 after purchasing an additional 2,710 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $48.88 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $48.28 and a 52 week high of $50.48. The company’s 50 day moving average is $49.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.73.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.9333 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. This represents a $3.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.6%.

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.