Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Acquired by Parallel Advisors LLC

Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 864.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 51,344 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 46,018 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,527,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 178,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,808,000 after purchasing an additional 1,771 shares during the period. United Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 11,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $577,000 after buying an additional 1,964 shares during the period. Plancorp LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 69.4% in the 3rd quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 18,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $919,000 after buying an additional 7,686 shares in the last quarter. Liberty Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. Liberty Capital Management Inc. now owns 67,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,346,000 after buying an additional 3,903 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New Dimensions Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. New Dimensions Wealth Management LLC now owns 58,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,903,000 after buying an additional 6,124 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $48.79 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.71. 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 business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were paid a $0.9333 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 1st. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.7%. This is an increase from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804.

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.