Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.71

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 18th will be given a dividend of 0.711 per share on Monday, December 22nd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 18th. This is a 9.7% increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTIP traded down $0.69 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $49.43. The stock had a trading volume of 2,773,642 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,726,891. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $48.28 and a 1-year high of $50.81. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.20.

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.