Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Shares Acquired by American Investment Services Inc.

American Investment Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 6.4% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 14,784 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 886 shares during the quarter. American Investment Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $718,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VTIP. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 191.9% during the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 9,117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $433,000 after purchasing an additional 5,994 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 181.9% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 919 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 593 shares during the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 112.4% in the 4th quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 2,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,000 after acquiring an additional 1,136 shares during the last quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors now owns 4,500,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,727,000 after acquiring an additional 160,020 shares during the period. Finally, Madden Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 577 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $49.32 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $46.70 and a fifty-two week high of $49.34. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.29.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were issued a $0.444 dividend. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03.

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.