Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Sets New 12-Month High at $49.35

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)’s share price hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $49.35 and last traded at $49.33, with a volume of 40734 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $49.31.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

The business has a fifty day moving average of $48.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.30.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st were issued a $0.444 dividend. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.60%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 19.5% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 7,886,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $377,688,000 after buying an additional 1,287,819 shares in the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $43,737,000. Morningstar Investment Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 97.2% in the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 1,297,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,588,000 after purchasing an additional 639,201 shares in the last quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 409.4% during the 2nd quarter. New York Life Investment Management LLC now owns 788,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,291,000 after purchasing an additional 633,996 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 249.9% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 804,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,543,000 after buying an additional 574,799 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Company 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.