Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Bought by Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC

Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 2.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 45,722 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 944 shares during the period. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,298,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4,890.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 9,340 shares during the period. HMV Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 14.5% in the 1st quarter. HMV Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $497,000 after buying an additional 1,260 shares in the last quarter. ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 156,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,798,000 after acquiring an additional 2,002 shares during the period. Meritas Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.7% in the first quarter. Meritas Wealth Management LLC now owns 104,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,226,000 after buying an additional 4,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.9% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 138,258 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,899,000 after acquiring an additional 39,419 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.09 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $50.45 and its 200-day moving average is $50.12. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $48.28 and a 1 year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.