Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 196.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 540,037 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 358,039 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for 2.4% of Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Graves Light Lenhart Wealth Inc. owned approximately 0.13% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $26,581,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. NBT Bank N A NY increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1,057.1% during the first quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 518 shares during the period. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the first quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 881.0% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 1,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 1,066 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1%

VTIP stock opened at $48.49 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $48.28 and a fifty-two week high of $50.48. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $49.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $49.85.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a $0.9333 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.7%.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF 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.