Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Stock Bought by Sagace Wealth Management LLC

Sagace Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 34.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 89,632 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,187 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up 2.7% of Sagace Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Sagace Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $4,412,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VTIP. Fischer Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 17,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $869,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in 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 grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Whelan Financial grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Whelan Financial now owns 5,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lam Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $48.99 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $49.13 and a 200-day moving average of $49.73. 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a $0.9333 dividend. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.6%. This is a boost 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.

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.