Stratos Investment Management LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Stratos Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 38.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 504,616 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 140,108 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up 1.5% of Stratos Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Stratos Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $24,434,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Macroview Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18,466.7% in the third quarter. Macroview Investment Management LLC now owns 557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 554 shares in the last quarter. Coastline Trust Co purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $72,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 820.8% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,952 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,000 after purchasing an additional 1,740 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 177.7% during the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 2,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,000 after buying an additional 1,573 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.4% during the third quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 3,616 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after buying an additional 427 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $48.95 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $48.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.80. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.37 and a fifty-two week high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.529 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF 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.