Bleakley Financial Group LLC Purchases 128,447 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 14.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,048,449 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 128,447 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for approximately 0.8% of Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Bleakley Financial Group LLC owned 0.30% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $52,370,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position 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 valued at $1,490,248,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435,208 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,039,578 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position 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 buying an additional 1,877,940 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its position 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 buying an additional 357,681 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV increased its stake 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 valued at $341,676,000 after buying an additional 1,950,826 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $49.62 on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $50.19 and a 200 day moving average of $49.94. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $49.35 and a 52 week 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. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a $0.6804 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.5%.

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.