Strategic Financial Services Inc. Grows Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Strategic Financial Services Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 6.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 829,148 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 51,618 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up approximately 1.9% of Strategic Financial Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Strategic Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $41,209,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Klingman & Associates LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% in the fourth quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,087,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,238,000 after acquiring an additional 307,650 shares during the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 1,573,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,820,000 after acquiring an additional 109,570 shares during the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.1% in the fourth quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. now owns 557,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,579,000 after acquiring an additional 64,482 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.4% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 47,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,392,000 after acquiring an additional 11,837 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.9% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,584,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,742,000 after acquiring an additional 351,336 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $50.30 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $50.15 and its 200 day moving average is $49.92. 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 company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.0227 per share. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a 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.