Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. Makes New $6.98 Million Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 141,028 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,975,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VTIP. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 86.9% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 176,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,874,000 after acquiring an additional 82,056 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.3% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 261,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,130,000 after buying an additional 36,624 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.0% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 22,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,109,000 after buying an additional 3,035 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.8% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 586,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,465,000 after acquiring an additional 57,079 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.35 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $49.35 and a 52 week high of $50.81. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.95.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

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.