Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC Purchases 6,221 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 56.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 6,221 shares during the quarter. Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $786,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 37.1% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 208,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,464,000 after purchasing an additional 56,504 shares during the last quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.0% in the fourth quarter. Atomi Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,695 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $258,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 99.3% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 10,099 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $458,000 after buying an additional 5,032 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,630 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $482,000 after buying an additional 708 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 93.2% during the 4th quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 5,938 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 2,865 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.34 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $45.93 and a 200-day moving average of $45.76. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.48 and a one year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st were given a dividend of $0.1977 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a $2.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.23%.

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).