Leuthold Group LLC Has $1.03 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Leuthold Group LLC reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 8.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,355 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,937 shares during the quarter. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,034,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VTIP. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. now owns 38,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,889,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 11,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,000 after purchasing an additional 1,499 shares during the period. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 334,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,202,000 after purchasing an additional 2,910 shares during the period. Atmos Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Atmos Advisory LLC now owns 228,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,253,000 after purchasing an additional 9,286 shares during the period. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 35,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,746,000 after acquiring an additional 4,258 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.13 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $48.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $48.85. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $47.38 and a 52 week high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.529 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.