Define Financial LLC Has $22.43 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Define Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 443,063 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,287 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises 13.5% of Define Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Define Financial LLC owned 0.14% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $22,432,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.2% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,836,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,298,822,000 after acquiring an additional 7,272,592 shares in the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.3% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 6,941,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $348,964,000 after purchasing an additional 817,434 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,137,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $308,545,000 after purchasing an additional 137,896 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% during the second quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,084,092 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,307,000 after purchasing an additional 206,352 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 79.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,082,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,226,000 after purchasing an additional 1,805,350 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $49.54 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.17. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $48.30 and a one year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a $2.59 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.2%.

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.