Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Bought by Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co

Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 3.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,100,623 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 61,816 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises approximately 2.7% of Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $104,926,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. 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 worth $1,490,248,000 after acquiring an additional 1,435,208 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,490,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $914,532,000 after purchasing an additional 1,039,578 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in 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 worth $512,744,000 after purchasing an additional 1,877,940 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% during 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 last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% during 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 last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $49.63 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $49.95. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $49.35 and a 12-month high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.6804 per share. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.5%. This is a boost 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.

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.