Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 4.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 42,593 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,914 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises about 1.6% of Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest position. Balanced Rock Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,062,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VTIP. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $265,000. Synovus Financial Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 68.3% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 26,033 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,284,000 after purchasing an additional 10,566 shares during the last quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC now owns 829,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,921,000 after purchasing an additional 26,192 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2,586.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 19,285,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $950,969,000 after purchasing an additional 18,567,654 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peirce Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Peirce Capital Management LLC now owns 129,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,267,000 after buying an additional 4,948 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.86 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $49.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $49.04. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $47.76 and a 52-week high of $50.14.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were given a $0.0978 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.39 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.78%.

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.