Van Strum & Towne Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Van Strum & Towne Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 21.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 497,026 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 86,616 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for 7.2% of Van Strum & Towne Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Van Strum & Towne Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $24,826,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 30,130,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,490,248,000 after buying an additional 1,435,208 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 18,490,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,532,000 after buying an additional 1,039,578 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 10,366,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,744,000 after acquiring an additional 1,877,940 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 5.3% in the 1st quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 7,073,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,344,000 after acquiring an additional 357,681 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 39.4% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 6,908,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,676,000 after acquiring an additional 1,950,826 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.70 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $49.95. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $49.35 and a 1-year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a $0.6804 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This is a positive change from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02. This represents a $2.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.5%.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Company 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.