LongView Wealth Management Grows Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

LongView Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 33.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,562 shares during the period. LongView Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $465,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VMBS. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 79,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,669,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,590 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $491,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 50,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,282,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 44.6% in the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 262 shares during the period. Finally, Security Financial Services INC. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 27,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,245,000 after buying an additional 284 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of VMBS traded down $0.20 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $45.40. 1,296,475 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,505,587. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.38. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $42.06 and a 12-month high of $46.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were given a $0.15 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Profile

Vanguard Mortgage Backed Securities ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted, mortgage-backed securities index. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Float Adjusted Index (the Index).