Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Shares Purchased by West Paces Advisors Inc.

West Paces Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 95,361 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,710 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up about 1.1% of West Paces Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest position. West Paces Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $4,617,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Van Strum & Towne Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 345,664.2% during the fourth quarter. Van Strum & Towne Inc. now owns 922,917,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,687,651,000 after acquiring an additional 922,650,274 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4,381.7% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 22,737,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,959,000 after buying an additional 22,230,349 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,091,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,021,256,000 after buying an additional 1,806,098 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 8,642,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $418,454,000 after acquiring an additional 359,329 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6,374.1% during the 4th quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 6,826,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $333,576,000 after purchasing an additional 6,721,533 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $50.13 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $49.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.11. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $47.88 and a 12-month high of $50.45.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a dividend of $0.0978 per share. This represents a $0.39 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF 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.