Van Strum & Towne Inc. Sells 46,615 Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Van Strum & Towne Inc. trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 9.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 463,942 shares of the company’s stock after selling 46,615 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for about 6.5% of Van Strum & Towne Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Van Strum & Towne Inc. owned approximately 0.11% of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF worth $22,835,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 33.6% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,855,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,509,000 after acquiring an additional 1,221,608 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,345,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,279,000 after acquiring an additional 20,953 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,797,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,691,000 after acquiring an additional 100,783 shares during the period. Klingman & Associates LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.2% in the 1st quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC now owns 2,425,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,150,000 after acquiring an additional 338,106 shares during the period. Finally, Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co lifted its holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co now owns 2,100,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,926,000 after purchasing an additional 61,816 shares during the last quarter.

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

Shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF stock opened at $48.53 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $48.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.70. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $48.28 and a 1 year high of $50.48.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 1st were given a $0.9333 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.6804. This represents a $3.73 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.7%.

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.