Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stake Increased by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 116.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 26,923 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,470 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,332,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VTIP. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 396.0% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 3,633,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $179,709,000 after buying an additional 2,900,809 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 28,695,157 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,452,836,000 after buying an additional 2,858,242 shares during the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter worth $74,113,000. First Interstate Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth $68,058,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 77.5% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,732,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $87,088,000 after buying an additional 756,324 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.38 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.91. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $49.35 and a 12-month high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were paid a dividend of $0.0227 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%.

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.