Ritholtz Wealth Management Buys 7,274 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 11.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 70,192 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,274 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $3,529,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 43,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,211,000 after acquiring an additional 1,789 shares during the period. Delap Wealth Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.6% in the second quarter. Delap Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 59,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,972,000 after purchasing an additional 8,858 shares during the period. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.3% in the second quarter. Private Wealth Asset Management LLC now owns 298,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,000,000 after purchasing an additional 22,976 shares during the period. Aries Wealth Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.6% in the second quarter. Aries Wealth Management now owns 30,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,525,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. Finally, Arlington Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 32.1% in the 2nd quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC now owns 513,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,825,000 after acquiring an additional 124,949 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $50.11 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $50.12. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $48.28 and a twelve month high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were issued a $0.6481 dividend. This represents a $2.59 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.2%. 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.

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.