Stratos Investment Management LLC Buys 54,958 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Stratos Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 17.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 364,508 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 54,958 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for 1.3% of Stratos Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Stratos Investment Management LLC owned about 0.15% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $17,974,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 8,099,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,127,000 after purchasing an additional 212,449 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.6% during the second quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 5,625,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $273,042,000 after buying an additional 248,393 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 3,195,453 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,030,000 after buying an additional 116,290 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 1,842,349 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,428,000 after acquiring an additional 115,891 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Savant Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 46.2% in the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 1,069,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,911,000 after acquiring an additional 337,701 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $48.93 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $48.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.45. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $46.94 and a 52 week high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a $0.308 dividend. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 1st.

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.