Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Acquired by Western Wealth Management LLC

Western Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 457.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,161 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 30,495 shares during the quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,745,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Level Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% in the fourth quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,160,000 after purchasing an additional 19,361 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 35.6% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 1,234,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,100,000 after purchasing an additional 324,265 shares during the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 88.5% during the 1st quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 89,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,200,000 after purchasing an additional 41,995 shares during the last quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 78.0% in the 4th quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 148,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,013,000 after purchasing an additional 65,258 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 140.4% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 101,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,757,000 after purchasing an additional 59,004 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.18 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $46.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.84. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $45.97 and a one year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a $0.168 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).