Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Position Increased by Perigon Wealth Management LLC

Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 182.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 227,969 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 147,143 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC owned about 0.05% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $10,557,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 2,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $110,000 after acquiring an additional 257 shares in the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $536,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Veridan Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. Veridan Wealth LLC now owns 50,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,317,000 after acquiring an additional 264 shares in the last quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. FSB Premier Wealth Management Inc. now owns 32,602 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,478,000 after acquiring an additional 286 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marcum Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.2% during the first quarter. Marcum Wealth LLC now owns 15,288 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $708,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.14 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.65 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.70.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1607 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd.

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).