Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Hits New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) reached a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $49.35 and last traded at $49.3550, with a volume of 2649922 shares. The stock had previously closed at $49.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.3%

The business has a fifty day moving average price of $49.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.97.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.6804 dividend. 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 dividend yield of 5.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% during the 4th 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 raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,490,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,532,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039,578 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,744,000 after acquiring an additional 1,877,940 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted 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 acquiring an additional 357,681 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 6,908,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,950,826 shares during the period.

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.