Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. Has $34,000 Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 65.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 694 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,291 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $34,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Apella Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 485,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,489,000 after purchasing an additional 100,557 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 28,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,403,000 after purchasing an additional 2,734 shares during the period. Define Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $18,569,000. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 141,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,839,000 after buying an additional 6,483 shares during the period. Finally, Lpwm LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Lpwm LLC now owns 249,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,066,000 after acquiring an additional 33,046 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VTIP stock opened at $48.70 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $47.37 and a 12-month high of $49.41. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $48.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.75.

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 paid a $0.529 dividend. 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.