Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Shares Sold by Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 48.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,113 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,709 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $441,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VTIP. Beckerman Institutional LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $481,000. Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 20.2% during the third quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $367,000 after purchasing an additional 1,252 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 736,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,309,000 after purchasing an additional 19,219 shares during the last quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 178.3% during the third quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 1,072,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,907,000 after purchasing an additional 687,353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Austin Asset Management Co Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 8.6% during the third quarter. Austin Asset Management Co Inc now owns 105,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,207,000 after purchasing an additional 8,405 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

VTIP stock opened at $49.38 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $47.65 and a 12 month high of $49.62. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $48.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.90.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a $0.529 dividend. 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.