Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Hits New 12-Month Low – What’s Next?

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) hit a new 52-week low on Friday . The company traded as low as $48.59 and last traded at $49.61, with a volume of 979647 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $49.57.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of $50.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $49.95.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.5%.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of 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 in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% in the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in 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 last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% during the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% during the fourth 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 in the last quarter.

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.