67,719 Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Purchased by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 707,424 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 67,719 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.17% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $34,819,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VTIP. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 62.7% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 519 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the first quarter worth $29,000. NBT Bank N.A. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the third quarter worth $30,000. Bfsg LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 96.5% during the 3rd quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 1,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 529 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,066 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $48.79. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,738,990 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,726,360. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $48.28 and a 1-year high of $50.48. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.71.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

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.