Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. Buys New Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP – Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 132,235 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,509,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. Allied Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 37,724.1% in the third quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,633,246 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,388,000 after purchasing an additional 1,628,928 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at about $67,290,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221,608 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter worth about $45,229,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 193.1% in the first quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 856,145 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,764,000 after purchasing an additional 564,036 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of VTIP opened at $48.78 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $49.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.72. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $48.28 and a 52-week high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a $0.9333 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

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