Royal Bank of Canada Sells 80,141 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Royal Bank of Canada cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIPFree Report) by 12.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 542,851 shares of the company’s stock after selling 80,141 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada owned about 0.16% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $27,116,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Klingman & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the fourth quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,087,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,238,000 after purchasing an additional 307,650 shares in the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 1,573,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,820,000 after purchasing an additional 109,570 shares during the period. Financial Consulate Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.1% in the fourth quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. now owns 557,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,579,000 after purchasing an additional 64,482 shares in the last quarter. Financial Plan Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $29,299,000. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 126.7% during the 4th quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 27,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,366,000 after purchasing an additional 15,435 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP opened at $49.65 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.35 and a fifty-two week high of $50.81. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $49.96 and its 200 day moving average is $49.96.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.6804 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Company Profile

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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.

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