Focus Financial Network Inc. Sells 935 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Focus Financial Network Inc. lessened its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 2.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,784 shares of the company’s stock after selling 935 shares during the quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $1,863,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VTIP. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 8,099,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,127,000 after acquiring an additional 212,449 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.3% during the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 5,754,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,758,000 after acquiring an additional 129,479 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 3,195,453 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,030,000 after acquiring an additional 116,290 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.7% during the second quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 1,842,349 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,428,000 after acquiring an additional 115,891 shares during the period. Finally, Savant Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 46.2% during the second quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 1,069,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,911,000 after acquiring an additional 337,701 shares during the period.

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

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $48.72 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $48.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.52. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $47.17 and a 12 month high of $49.41.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.308 per share. This represents a $1.23 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 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.