Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Shares Purchased by Root Financial Partners LLC

Root Financial Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 4.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,312 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 486 shares during the quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $499,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VTIP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2,586.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 19,285,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $950,969,000 after buying an additional 18,567,654 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 5,754,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $283,758,000 after acquiring an additional 129,479 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 3,729,095 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,563,000 after purchasing an additional 183,419 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 30.9% during the fourth quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 2,155,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,345,000 after purchasing an additional 509,237 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alesco Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% in the third quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 1,824,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,965,000 after purchasing an additional 41,065 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $48.98 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $48.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.83. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $47.38 and a 52 week high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.529 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 24th.

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.