Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Acquired by Cetera Investment Advisers

Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 20.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,092,047 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 185,838 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $54,548,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VTIP. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% in the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the period. NBT Bank N A NY increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1,057.1% in the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 518 shares during the period. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at about $29,000.

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

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.59 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $50.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.95. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $49.35 and a 1-year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid 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. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.5%.

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.