L.K. Benson & Company P.C. Invests $841,000 in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

L.K. Benson & Company P.C. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 17,362 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $841,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brookstone Capital Management increased its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 11,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,000 after buying an additional 1,499 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 157.8% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 18,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $889,000 after acquiring an additional 11,245 shares during the period. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18.2% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 30.6% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 3,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,000 after purchasing an additional 784 shares during the period. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 334,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,202,000 after purchasing an additional 2,910 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.42 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $49.01 and its 200 day moving average is $48.93. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.71 and a fifty-two week high of $49.62.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were paid a $0.529 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.