Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Stock Position Raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 49,670,899 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 964,005 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. owned about 0.16% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $2,301,750,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth $38,000. Bellevue Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter worth $39,000. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the second quarter valued at $60,000. Finally, Berkshire Money Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the second quarter valued at $68,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.3%

VMBS stock opened at $47.16 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $47.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.39. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.65 and a fifty-two week high of $47.46.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Monday, November 3rd were issued a $0.172 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 3rd. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%.

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).