Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Purchases 352,889 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 8.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,653,452 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 352,889 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises about 4.1% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned about 1.33% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $230,160,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VTIP. Alaska Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Alaska Wealth Advisors now owns 255,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,928,000 after acquiring an additional 19,151 shares during the last quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter. Gradient Capital Advisors LLC now owns 154,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,822,000 after acquiring an additional 14,433 shares during the period. Gilbert Capital Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the second quarter valued at $2,152,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.4% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 47,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,392,000 after acquiring an additional 11,837 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 7.9% during the third quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 283,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,375,000 after purchasing an additional 20,714 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $49.87 on Thursday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $49.27 and a 1-year high of $50.81. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $49.79 and a 200-day moving average of $49.93.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.