Private Trust Co. NA Buys 1,185 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Private Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBSFree Report) by 26.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,185 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $266,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. LRI Investments LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 138.9% during the 1st quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 731 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 425 shares during the period. Bellevue Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $39,000. Berkshire Money Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $68,000. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $80,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5,697.4% during the 1st quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $102,000 after buying an additional 2,165 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $47.34 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.65 and a 12 month high of $47.38. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.17.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company Profile

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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).

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

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