Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Position Boosted by Efficient Advisors LLC

Efficient Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 2.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 650,736 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 15,930 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF comprises 2.0% of Efficient Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. Efficient Advisors LLC owned about 0.26% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $31,509,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 20,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,000 after buying an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. FC Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. FC Advisory LLC now owns 21,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. SimpliFi Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. SimpliFi Inc. now owns 16,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $820,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18.2% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 25,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,264,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.38 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $48.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.90. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $47.65 and a 1 year high of $49.62.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

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