Advocate Group LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Advocate Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 12.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 183,481 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,139 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for approximately 1.5% of Advocate Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Advocate Group LLC owned about 0.05% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $9,075,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VTIP. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 330.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 504 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 583.3% in the 3rd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 37.0% in the third quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP opened at $49.99 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $49.27 and a 52 week high of $50.81. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.92.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.0227 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%.

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.