Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Buys 104,379 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 24.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 524,963 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 104,379 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. owned 0.15% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $26,023,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,490,248,000 after acquiring an additional 1,435,208 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,490,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,532,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039,578 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,744,000 after purchasing an additional 1,877,940 shares during the period. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% in the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 6,908,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,676,000 after buying an additional 1,950,826 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 6,716,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,187,000 after buying an additional 314,697 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $50.10 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $49.35 and a 52-week high of $50.81. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $50.29 and a 200 day moving average of $49.95.

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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%.

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.