Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Acquired by Vectors Research Management LLC

Vectors Research Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 14.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 339,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 41,635 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 5.4% of Vectors Research Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Vectors Research Management LLC owned about 0.11% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $15,749,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VMBS. Southland Equity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% in the second quarter. Southland Equity Partners LLC now owns 10,767 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $499,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.7% during the second quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 4,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $219,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. Veridan Wealth LLC raised its holdings in 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. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.7% during the first quarter. Quest 10 Wealth Builders Inc. now owns 16,096 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $745,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elequin Capital LP raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 14.2% during the first quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 2,604 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $121,000 after acquiring an additional 323 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.3%

VMBS opened at $47.31 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.17. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.65 and a 52-week high of $47.38.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were paid a $0.1533 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%.

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).