RAM Investment Partners LLC Acquires 3,295 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

RAM Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 74,973 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,295 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises about 0.8% of RAM Investment Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. RAM Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $3,769,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 789.9% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 14,856,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $741,363,000 after acquiring an additional 13,187,463 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,137,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,545,000 after acquiring an additional 137,896 shares during the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 122.7% in the 1st quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 6,124,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,606,000 after purchasing an additional 3,374,033 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,084,092 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,307,000 after purchasing an additional 206,352 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 79.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,082,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,226,000 after purchasing an additional 1,805,350 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.05 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.28 and a fifty-two week high of $50.81. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $50.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $50.17.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.