Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock: Evanson Financial LLC Grows Stake

Evanson Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 382.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 198,184 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 157,066 shares during the period. Evanson Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $9,755,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VTIP. Fischer Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.2% in the first quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 17,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $869,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in the first 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 holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% during the 1st 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. Lam Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. Lam Group Inc. now owns 1,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Finally, LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 9,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the period.

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

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $48.83 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $49.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.76. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.28 and a fifty-two week high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.9333 per share. This represents a $3.73 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804.

About Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

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.