Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Has $4.61 Million Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 16.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 93,240 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,096 shares during the quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $4,612,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 330.8% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the period. Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Millstone Evans Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 73.2% in the fourth quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 297 shares during the period. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 583.3% in the third quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 630 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $50.40 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $50.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $49.90. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $49.35 and a 12 month high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a $0.0227 dividend. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st.

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.