Towneley Capital Management Inc DE Lowers Position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Towneley Capital Management Inc DE trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 24.3% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,649 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,811 shares during the period. Towneley Capital Management Inc DE’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $274,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of 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 worth $950,969,000 after purchasing an additional 18,567,654 shares during the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 5,754,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $283,758,000 after buying an additional 129,479 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in 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 worth $180,563,000 after acquiring an additional 183,419 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC increased 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 acquiring an additional 509,237 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alesco Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $89,965,000 after acquiring an additional 41,065 shares in the last quarter.

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

NASDAQ VTIP opened at $48.96 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $48.74 and a 200-day moving average price of $48.82. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a one year low of $47.37 and a one year high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

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