Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock: Forum Financial Management LP Increases Position

Forum Financial Management LP boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 18.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 76,519 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,994 shares during the period. Forum Financial Management LP’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $3,766,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Guardian Asset Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $1,073,000. ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.0% during the third quarter. ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 196,242 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,659,000 after acquiring an additional 7,575 shares in the last quarter. TPG Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 76.6% during the 3rd quarter. TPG Advisors LLC now owns 31,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,557,000 after purchasing an additional 13,718 shares in the last quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 14.9% in the 3rd quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC now owns 485,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,889,000 after acquiring an additional 62,931 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farrell Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.4% in the third quarter. Farrell Financial LLC now owns 66,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,287,000 after purchasing an additional 4,575 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $48.68 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $48.28 and a one year high of $50.48. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $49.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.80.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.9333 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.7%.

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.