Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Holdings Trimmed by Vectors Research Management LLC

Vectors Research Management LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBSFree Report) by 9.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 313,269 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 34,442 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for 4.5% of Vectors Research Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Vectors Research Management LLC owned approximately 0.08% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $14,789,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 162.1% during the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 94,012 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,288,000 after purchasing an additional 58,148 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 87.9% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,533 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $518,000 after acquiring an additional 5,396 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.4% in the 1st quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 4,734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $216,000 after acquiring an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.0% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 4,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $215,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the period. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at about $36,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.57 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $46.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.03. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $43.87 and a twelve month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.153 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.03%.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Profile

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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).

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

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