Silver Oak Securities Incorporated Acquires 12,525 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Silver Oak Securities Incorporated raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 414.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,546 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,525 shares during the quarter. Silver Oak Securities Incorporated’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $738,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Magnus Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 135,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,418,000 after acquiring an additional 20,587 shares during the last quarter. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Motley Fool Wealth Management LLC now owns 52,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,494,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 5,232,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,472,000 after purchasing an additional 114,300 shares in the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 1,741,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,683,000 after purchasing an additional 37,283 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kovack Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 9,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $437,000 after buying an additional 257 shares during the period.

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

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $47.88 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.58. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $46.70 and a 1 year high of $48.17.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.0267 per share. This represents a $0.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st.

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.