Cetera Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Cetera Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 112.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 266,714 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 140,900 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $12,165,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 44.6% during the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ VMBS traded up $0.58 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $46.96. The stock had a trading volume of 2,898,406 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,520,879. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $45.59 and its 200 day moving average is $45.33. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $42.06 and a twelve month high of $47.00.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 1st will be issued a $0.151 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 1st. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.86%.

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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).