Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp Makes New $67,000 Investment in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 1,381 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $67,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brookstone Capital Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 11,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,000 after acquiring an additional 1,499 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 157.8% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 18,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $889,000 after buying an additional 11,245 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18.2% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 30.6% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,345 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,000 after buying an additional 784 shares during the period. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 334,605 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,202,000 after purchasing an additional 2,910 shares in the last quarter.

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

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.71 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $49.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.97. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $47.71 and a 52-week high of $49.75.

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.