Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Acquired by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 193.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 856,145 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 564,036 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned about 0.25% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $42,764,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,490,248,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435,208 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,490,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,532,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039,578 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,744,000 after purchasing an additional 1,877,940 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 7,073,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,344,000 after purchasing an additional 357,681 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% during the 4th quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 6,908,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,676,000 after buying an additional 1,950,826 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $49.66 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.95. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $49.35 and a 52-week 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 Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.6804 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

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.