Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) Shares Acquired by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 5.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,729,095 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 183,419 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for 4.9% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $180,563,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VTIP. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake 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 worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the period. FC Advisory LLC increased 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 worth $1,045,000 after buying an additional 220 shares during the period. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC boosted its position in 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 buying an additional 244 shares during the period. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 50,226 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,451,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $48.71 on Monday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $47.37 and a twelve month high of $49.41. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $48.78.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

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

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.