Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC Acquires 1,350 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,621 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,350 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $832,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Asset Dedication LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3,666.7% during the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% during the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $36,000. Castleview Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares during the period. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $45,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.82 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $43.28 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $46.73 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.99.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a dividend of $0.153 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.01%. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company 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).