Truist Financial Corp Purchases 15,829 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 8.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 200,896 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 15,829 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $9,936,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sagace Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Sagace Wealth Management LLC now owns 65,293 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,229,000 after buying an additional 1,148 shares in the last quarter. Alliance Wealth Strategies LLC d b a Brown Edwards Wealth Strategies bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $846,000. Composition Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Composition Wealth LLC now owns 7,654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,000 after buying an additional 546 shares in the last quarter. HTG Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. HTG Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 49,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,465,000 after buying an additional 2,371 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whelan Financial boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Whelan Financial now owns 433,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,454,000 after purchasing an additional 13,487 shares during the period.

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

VTIP stock opened at $50.40 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $50.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.90. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $49.35 and a 1 year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.0227 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

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.