Ethos Financial Group LLC Acquires 5,286 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Ethos Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 111,619 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,286 shares during the quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $5,402,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 11,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $546,000 after acquiring an additional 1,499 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 30.6% during the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,000 after acquiring an additional 784 shares during the period. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 334,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,202,000 after acquiring an additional 2,910 shares during the period. Townsquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.7% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 35,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,746,000 after acquiring an additional 4,258 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2,586.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 19,285,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $950,969,000 after acquiring an additional 18,567,654 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.39 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $48.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.89. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $47.65 and a one year high of $49.62.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

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