Versant Capital Management Inc Has $637,000 Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Versant Capital Management Inc trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 10.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,759 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,625 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $637,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 37.1% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 208,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,464,000 after acquiring an additional 56,504 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 99.3% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 10,099 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $458,000 after purchasing an additional 5,032 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 93.2% in the fourth quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 5,938 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $269,000 after purchasing an additional 2,865 shares in the last quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 64.2% during the fourth quarter. Centurion Wealth Management LLC now owns 48,635 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,205,000 after purchasing an additional 19,008 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 11,817 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 259 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.4%

VMBS stock opened at $45.64 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.65 and a 1-year high of $47.59. The business’s 50 day moving average is $45.78 and its 200-day moving average is $45.73.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st were given a $0.1977 dividend. This represents a $2.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.20%. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 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).