Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock Acquired by Prosperity Planning Inc.

Prosperity Planning Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 7.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 412,206 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,888 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for about 4.5% of Prosperity Planning Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Prosperity Planning Inc. owned 0.10% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $20,289,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Heartland Consultants Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 22,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,085,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the last quarter. Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.4% in the third quarter. Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 57,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,822,000 after acquiring an additional 1,884 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 388,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,106,000 after purchasing an additional 23,112 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Securities CORP. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Brighton Securities CORP. now owns 29,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,465,000 after purchasing an additional 1,161 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 21,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,038,000 after purchasing an additional 2,574 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $48.49 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.85. 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 firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a $0.9333 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.7%.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF 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.