Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 2.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 132,122 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,770 shares during the quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $6,397,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in 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 worth $546,000 after purchasing an additional 1,499 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 30.6% in the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,000 after purchasing an additional 784 shares during the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 334,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,202,000 after buying an additional 2,910 shares in the last quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.7% in the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 35,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,746,000 after buying an additional 4,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2,586.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 19,285,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $950,969,000 after buying an additional 18,567,654 shares during the last quarter.

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

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.39 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $47.65 and a 1 year high of $49.62. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $48.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $48.89.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

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