Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Acquired by LPL Financial LLC

LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,180,600 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 184,105 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned approximately 1.34% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $244,576,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Asset Dedication LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3,666.7% in the 2nd 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 period. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% in the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the period. 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 valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter worth $53,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.66 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.04 and a one year high of $47.59. The company’s fifty day moving average is $46.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.07.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. This is a positive change 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 4.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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).