Arkadios Wealth Advisors Sells 2,301 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Arkadios Wealth Advisors cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 28.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,766 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,301 shares during the quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $284,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 19.5% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 7,886,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $377,688,000 after purchasing an additional 1,287,819 shares during the period. New York Life Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 633,996 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 249.9% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 804,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,543,000 after acquiring an additional 574,799 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 46.2% during the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 1,069,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,911,000 after acquiring an additional 337,701 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Symmetry Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4,855.7% during the 2nd quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC now owns 275,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,391,000 after acquiring an additional 270,315 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VTIP opened at $48.78 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $48.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.51. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $47.10 and a 1 year high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.308 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.53%.

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.