Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Shares Bought by Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC

Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 2.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 177,157 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,954 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up about 4.2% of Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Hart & Patterson Financial Group LLC owned about 0.07% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $8,578,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VTIP. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.3% during the third quarter. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 5,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. FC Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. FC Advisory LLC now owns 21,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,045,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 22,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 24,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the period. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 50,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,451,000 after purchasing an additional 253 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of VTIP opened at $48.48 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.75. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $47.37 and a 52 week high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors 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.

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.