EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 8,075 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $354,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 46.6% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 226,001 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,323,000 after buying an additional 71,796 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.4% in the 1st quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 160,261 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,029,000 after acquiring an additional 12,419 shares during the period. KC Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. KC Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,802 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. West Michigan Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth $425,000. Finally, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth $183,000.
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.0 %
VMBS stock opened at $45.22 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $42.06 and a 1-year high of $47.21. The business’s 50 day moving average is $45.59 and its 200-day moving average is $44.82.
Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 6th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th were issued a dividend of $0.1453 per share. This represents a $1.74 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.86%. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 1st.
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).
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