Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 54.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,069 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,013 shares during the period. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,701,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. Cogent Strategic Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 14.3% in the first quarter. Cogent Strategic Wealth LLC now owns 11,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $565,000 after acquiring an additional 1,414 shares in the last quarter. Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.2% during the first quarter. Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL now owns 235,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,744,000 after acquiring an additional 5,132 shares in the last quarter. Nwam LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $350,000. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.1% in the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 4,890,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,296,000 after purchasing an additional 237,357 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 25.5% in the 1st quarter. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC now owns 18,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $948,000 after purchasing an additional 3,857 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $49.61 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $49.35 and a one year high of $50.81. The company’s 50-day moving average is $50.17 and its 200 day moving average is $49.94.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.6804 dividend. This is a boost 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%. The ex-dividend date 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.