Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Shares Bought by Financial Consulate Inc.

Financial Consulate Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 1.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 434,893 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,969 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for 5.6% of Financial Consulate Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Financial Consulate Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $21,058,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. OMNI 360 Wealth Inc. now owns 38,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,889,000 after buying an additional 296 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 11,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,000 after buying an additional 1,499 shares during the period. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 334,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,202,000 after buying an additional 2,910 shares during the period. Atmos Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Atmos Advisory LLC now owns 228,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,253,000 after purchasing an additional 9,286 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Townsquare Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 13.7% in the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 35,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,746,000 after purchasing an additional 4,258 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.00 on Wednesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $47.38 and a 12-month high of $49.41. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.84.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

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

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.