Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 479.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 26,341 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,792 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,275,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. FC Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. FC Advisory LLC now owns 21,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. SimpliFi Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. SimpliFi Inc. now owns 16,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $820,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 25,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,264,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Physician Wealth Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Physician Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 18,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $902,000 after purchasing an additional 348 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $49.38 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $48.87 and a 200-day moving average of $48.90. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $47.65 and a 52-week high of $49.62.

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.

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.