Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) to Issue $0.02 Quarterly Dividend

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 30th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be given a dividend of 0.0227 per share on Monday, April 6th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.2%

VTIP stock traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $49.87. 3,136,909 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,819,789. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $49.27 and a 52 week high of $50.81. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $49.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.93.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,490,248,000 after buying an additional 1,435,208 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,490,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,532,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039,578 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in 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 acquiring an additional 1,877,940 shares during the period. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% during 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. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,716,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,187,000 after acquiring an additional 314,697 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.