Farther Finance Advisors LLC Acquires 26,686 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 44.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 86,507 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,686 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $4,380,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2,296.0% during the 2nd quarter. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. now owns 599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 574 shares in the last quarter. First Pacific Financial bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the second quarter worth $33,000. TFC Financial Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the second quarter valued at $34,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 77.6% in the 2nd quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

VTIP opened at $49.54 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.18. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $48.30 and a 52 week high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a dividend of $0.6481 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $2.59 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.2%.

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.