Arlington Financial Advisors LLC Has $949,000 Stock Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Arlington Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 48.7% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 19,825 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,489 shares during the period. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $949,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VTIP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 36.4% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,765,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $319,858,000 after buying an additional 1,803,700 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $67,104,000. Wealthspire Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 147.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 1,555,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,871,000 after buying an additional 926,461 shares during the period. 1832 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $43,737,000. Finally, Morningstar Investment Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 97.2% during the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 1,297,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,588,000 after buying an additional 639,201 shares during the period.

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

NASDAQ:VTIP traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $48.54. 625,384 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,098,535. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $46.70 and a twelve month high of $48.60. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $48.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.85.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 1st will be given a $0.444 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. This represents a $1.78 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 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.