Trust Co. of Vermont Has $22.80 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF $VTIP

Trust Co. of Vermont raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VTIP) by 25.7% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 450,306 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 92,003 shares during the period. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF accounts for 1.0% of Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Trust Co. of Vermont’s holdings in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF were worth $22,799,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 529,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,400,000 after buying an additional 6,945 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $372,000. Apexium Financial LP acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $417,000. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $234,000. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF by 27.8% during the first quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 22,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,142,000 after purchasing an additional 4,981 shares during the period.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Stock Performance

VTIP opened at $49.40 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.19. Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $48.28 and a 1 year high of $50.81.

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were given a $0.6481 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. This represents a $2.59 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.2%.

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.