Barry Investment Advisors LLC Has $2.64 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Barry Investment Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 15.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 53,462 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,961 shares during the period. Barry Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,644,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the third quarter worth $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 330.8% during the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 504 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 73.2% during the fourth quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 583.3% during the third quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 738 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Torren Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $47,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1%

VTIP opened at $50.34 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $49.35 and a 1-year high of $50.81. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $50.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.92.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.0227 per share. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st.

About Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

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.