Optima Capital LLC Acquires New Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Optima Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 116,930 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,755,000. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises about 2.3% of Optima Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. XY Planning Network Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 19.5% during the 2nd quarter. XY Planning Network Inc. now owns 188,498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,468,000 after purchasing an additional 30,784 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 882.2% in the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 110,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,526,000 after buying an additional 98,808 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 376,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,550,000 after buying an additional 17,420 shares in the last quarter. Independent Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at $1,424,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 45.5% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 168,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,441,000 after buying an additional 52,513 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP stock opened at $48.99 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $49.13 and its 200 day moving average is $49.73. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $48.28 and a 1-year high of $50.48.

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 given a dividend of $0.9333 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 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.