Kathmere Capital Management LLC Has $2.96 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Kathmere Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 106.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 59,172 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 30,469 shares during the quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,956,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 86.9% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 176,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,874,000 after buying an additional 82,056 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.3% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 261,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,130,000 after purchasing an additional 36,624 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 22,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,109,000 after buying an additional 3,035 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter worth $210,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 586,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,465,000 after buying an additional 57,079 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.58 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $49.35 and a fifty-two week high of $50.81. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st will be given a dividend of $0.6804 per share. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 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.