Avalon Capital Management Sells 9,942 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Avalon Capital Management decreased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 17.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 46,924 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,942 shares during the period. Avalon Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,321,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 11.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 28,695,157 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,452,836,000 after purchasing an additional 2,858,242 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,744,000 after buying an additional 1,877,940 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,716,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,187,000 after buying an additional 314,697 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 4,957,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $250,788,000 after buying an additional 146,680 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,653,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,160,000 after buying an additional 352,889 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $50.45 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.93. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $49.35 and a 1-year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, April 1st were given a $0.0227 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

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.