Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Purchased by Sterling Investment Management LLC

Sterling Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 0.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 230,388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,899 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up about 7.1% of Sterling Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Sterling Investment Management LLC owned 0.07% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $10,676,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.5% in the first quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 818,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $37,943,000 after buying an additional 12,100 shares in the last quarter. First National Trust Co increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.0% in the first quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 286,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,249,000 after buying an additional 26,032 shares in the last quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.5% in the second quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC now owns 180,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,375,000 after buying an additional 40,078 shares in the last quarter. Certus Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.1% in the second quarter. Certus Wealth Management LLC now owns 47,029 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,179,000 after buying an additional 2,289 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ONE Advisory Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.0% in the second quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 151,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,960,000 after buying an additional 12,459 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.2%

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $47.43 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.65 and a 1 year high of $47.46. The business’s fifty day moving average is $46.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.18.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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).