Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co Purchases 61,816 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 3.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,100,623 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 61,816 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for 2.7% of Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co owned about 0.61% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $104,926,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VTIP. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 86.9% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 176,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,874,000 after purchasing an additional 82,056 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.3% during the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 261,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,130,000 after purchasing an additional 36,624 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.0% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 22,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,109,000 after buying an additional 3,035 shares during the period. Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $210,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.8% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 586,133 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,465,000 after buying an additional 57,079 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $49.63 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $50.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $49.95. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $49.35 and a twelve month high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.6804 dividend. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

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.