52,520 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Purchased by Koss Olinger Consulting LLC

Koss Olinger Consulting LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 52,520 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,623,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $150,000. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 83.5% in the first quarter. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC now owns 15,507 shares of the company’s stock worth $775,000 after buying an additional 7,056 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.3% in the first quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc. now owns 56,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,801,000 after buying an additional 5,254 shares in the last quarter. Benningfield Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.3% during the first quarter. Benningfield Financial Advisors LLC now owns 423,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,152,000 after buying an additional 25,134 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 881.0% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 1,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 1,066 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.70 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $49.35 and a 12-month high of $50.81. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.95.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.