Cetera Investment Advisers Has $38.54 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 249.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 804,819 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 574,799 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers owned about 0.35% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $38,543,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VTIP. Arbor Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% in the first quarter. Arbor Investment Advisors LLC now owns 46,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,205,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Mckinley Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Mckinley Capital Management LLC now owns 16,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $789,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $540,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.6% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $118,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kovack Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 9,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $437,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the last quarter.

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

NASDAQ:VTIP traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $48.66. 1,106,410 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,077,618. The company’s 50 day moving average is $48.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.96. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $46.70 and a twelve month high of $48.71.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were issued a $0.444 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 1st. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.65%.

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.