Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. Cuts Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 30.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,252 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,480 shares during the period. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,029,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2,586.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 19,285,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $950,969,000 after buying an additional 18,567,654 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 5,804,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,060,000 after purchasing an additional 50,040 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 3,729,095 shares of the company’s stock valued at $180,563,000 after purchasing an additional 183,419 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 30.9% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 2,155,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,345,000 after purchasing an additional 509,237 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alesco Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC now owns 1,824,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,965,000 after purchasing an additional 41,065 shares in the last quarter.

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

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.03 on Tuesday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $47.38 and a 12 month high of $49.41. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $48.84.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were given a dividend of $0.529 per share. The ex-dividend date 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.