Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Position Raised by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 4,300,563 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 216,471 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up approximately 4.4% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $217,738,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Westfuller Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 330.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 504 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Parkworth Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of 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. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 583.3% during the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 738 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 77.6% in the second quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 783 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.74 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $50.05. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $49.10 and a twelve month high of $50.81.

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.