Van Strum & Towne Inc. Has $44.69 Billion Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP)

Van Strum & Towne Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 345,664.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 922,917,195 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 922,650,274 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up about 99.4% of Van Strum & Towne Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. Van Strum & Towne Inc. owned approximately 372.85% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $44,687,651,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brookstone Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 11,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,000 after purchasing an additional 1,499 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $889,000 after purchasing an additional 11,245 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 18.2% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 30.6% during the fourth 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 last quarter. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.9% during the fourth 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 Stock Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VTIP opened at $49.40 on Friday. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $47.65 and a 52 week high of $49.62. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $48.97 and a 200-day moving average of $48.93.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a $0.529 dividend. 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.