Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Shares Acquired by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 5.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,300,563 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 216,471 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for approximately 4.4% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned about 1.33% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $217,738,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.2% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 25,836,915 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,298,822,000 after acquiring an additional 7,272,592 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 79.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,082,483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,226,000 after purchasing an additional 1,805,350 shares during the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $74,113,000. Wealthspire Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.3% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 6,941,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $348,964,000 after purchasing an additional 817,434 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fund Evaluation Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $40,814,000.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP stock opened at $49.74 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $49.10 and a twelve month high of $50.81. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $49.60 and its 200-day moving average is $50.05.

About Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

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.