World Investment Advisors Acquires 16,760 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

World Investment Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 142.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 28,556 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,760 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,295,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,647 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $739,000 after buying an additional 2,297 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $466,000. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 305.5% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 430,076 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,304,000 after purchasing an additional 324,020 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.1% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 8,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 1,793 shares during the period. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $292,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.60 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $45.95 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.95.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a $0.164 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.97 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.22%. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).