BNP Paribas Financial Markets Increases Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 110.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,339 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,661 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $985,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2,586.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 19,285,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $950,969,000 after purchasing an additional 18,567,654 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $210,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 84.6% during the fourth quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 10,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $515,000 after buying an additional 4,877 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 32,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,579,000 after acquiring an additional 1,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Colorado Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Colorado Capital Management Inc. now owns 172,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,350,000 after acquiring an additional 6,479 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

VTIP opened at $49.94 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $48.04 and a 12 month high of $50.29. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $49.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.21.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.