154,298 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Sold by LifeWealth Investments LLC

LifeWealth Investments LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 74.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 52,113 shares of the company’s stock after selling 154,298 shares during the period. LifeWealth Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,565,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sowell Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 14,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $724,000 after purchasing an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.0% during the third quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 21,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,063,000 after purchasing an additional 824 shares during the period. Oath Planning LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.8% in the third quarter. Oath Planning LLC now owns 10,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $497,000 after acquiring an additional 903 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 15.8% during the third quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 40,428 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,964,000 after acquiring an additional 5,523 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Robinswood Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Robinswood Financial LLC now owns 185,058 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,001,000 after purchasing an additional 8,638 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of VTIP traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $48.67. 936,715 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,692,628. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.78. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $48.28 and a 52-week high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a $0.9333 dividend. 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%.

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.