900,431 Shares in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP Purchased by Trust Co. of Vermont

Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 900,431 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,229,000. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF makes up 1.7% of Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest position.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 86.9% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 176,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,874,000 after purchasing an additional 82,056 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 261,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,130,000 after purchasing an additional 36,624 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 16.0% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 22,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,109,000 after purchasing an additional 3,035 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $210,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 10.8% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 586,133 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,465,000 after buying an additional 57,079 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NASDAQ VTIP opened at $49.70 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $49.97. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $49.35 and a 52 week high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.6804 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a $2.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.02.

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.