Pure Portfolios Holdings LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Pure Portfolios Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 69.4% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 13,174 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,395 shares during the quarter. Pure Portfolios Holdings LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $662,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at $25,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Hager Investment Management Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. First Pacific Financial purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the first quarter worth about $36,000.

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

VTIP opened at $50.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $50.45 and a 200 day moving average of $50.11. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $48.28 and a 12 month high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.6481 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $2.59 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.2%.

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.