Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Has $11.43 Million Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 2.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 228,978 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,757 shares during the quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $11,426,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Van Strum & Towne Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 345,664.2% during the fourth quarter. Van Strum & Towne Inc. now owns 922,917,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,687,651,000 after purchasing an additional 922,650,274 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4,381.7% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 22,737,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,959,000 after acquiring an additional 22,230,349 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 21,091,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,021,256,000 after acquiring an additional 1,806,098 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 8,642,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $418,454,000 after acquiring an additional 359,329 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Essential Planning LLC. lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6,374.1% in the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 6,826,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $333,576,000 after acquiring an additional 6,721,533 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VTIP opened at $50.16 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $49.95 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.40. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $48.04 and a 12-month high of $50.29.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were paid a $0.0978 dividend. This represents a $0.39 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 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.