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

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $49.30 and last traded at $49.3050, with a volume of 1719415 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $49.35.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.95.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% in the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 6,908,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $341,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,950,826 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,744,000 after purchasing an additional 1,877,940 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,248,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435,208 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth $67,290,000. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,221,608 shares during the period.

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.