Fifth Third Securities Inc. Decreases Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Fifth Third Securities Inc. lessened its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 41.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 52,776 shares of the company’s stock after selling 37,088 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $2,527,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Breakwater Capital Group increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 138.4% in the first quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 40,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,961,000 after buying an additional 23,766 shares in the last quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 48.7% in the 1st quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC now owns 19,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $949,000 after acquiring an additional 6,489 shares during the period. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 135,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,512,000 after purchasing an additional 6,761 shares in the last quarter. Annapolis Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 100.4% during the first quarter. Annapolis Financial Services LLC now owns 1,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 543 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FIDELIS iM LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.8% during the first quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 110,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,299,000 after purchasing an additional 8,014 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $48.06 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $46.70 and a fifty-two week high of $48.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $48.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $47.84.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, July 1st will be paid a $0.444 dividend. This represents a $1.78 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.70%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 1st.

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.