Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Hits New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $48.59 and last traded at $49.61, with a volume of 979647 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $49.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

The business’s 50 day moving average price is $50.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.95.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.6804 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.5%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Klingman & Associates LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 17.3% during the fourth quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,087,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,238,000 after buying an additional 307,650 shares in the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 1,573,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,820,000 after purchasing an additional 109,570 shares during the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.1% during the fourth quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. now owns 557,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,579,000 after purchasing an additional 64,482 shares during the period. Financial Plan Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $29,299,000. Finally, Savvy Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 126.7% in the 4th quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 27,617 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,366,000 after buying an additional 15,435 shares during the last quarter.

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.