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

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 5.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,890,809 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 237,357 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises approximately 4.2% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned approximately 1.42% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $244,296,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,248,000 after acquiring an additional 1,435,208 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,490,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,532,000 after acquiring an additional 1,039,578 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% in the 4th 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. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% in the 1st quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 7,073,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,344,000 after purchasing an additional 357,681 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% in the 4th quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 6,908,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,676,000 after purchasing an additional 1,950,826 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.62 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $49.35 and a 1 year high of $50.81. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.6804 per share. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.5%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st.

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.