Bleakley Financial Group LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 14.0% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 1,048,449 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 128,447 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for 0.8% of Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $52,370,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 64.7% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the period. NBT Bank N A NY increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1,057.1% in the 1st quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 567 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 518 shares in the last quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 73.2% in the 4th quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.62 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $49.35 and a 1 year high of $50.81. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $50.19 and a 200 day moving average of $49.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders 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. 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.

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.