Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC lowered its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS – Free Report) by 14.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,210 shares during the period. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $345,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 92.9% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,043,110 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $133,227,000 after acquiring an additional 1,465,828 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 642,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,118,000 after purchasing an additional 3,958 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 24.1% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 109,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,811,000 after purchasing an additional 21,323 shares during the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 62.7% in the 3rd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 4,161 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $182,000 after purchasing an additional 1,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Betterment LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 228,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,020,000 after purchasing an additional 9,748 shares during the last quarter.
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance
VMBS stock opened at $45.03 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $44.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.31. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $42.06 and a fifty-two week high of $46.59.
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Investors of record on Monday, June 3rd were given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 3rd. 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).
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