Victory Capital Management Inc. Sells 127,640 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Victory Capital Management Inc. decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 10.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,064,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 127,640 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned about 0.27% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $50,254,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Savvy Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 102.2% during the 3rd quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 108,434 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,119,000 after acquiring an additional 54,812 shares during the last quarter. Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $257,000. First National Trust Co lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 14.8% in the third quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 228,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,800,000 after buying an additional 29,499 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 140.1% in the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 69,779 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,294,000 after buying an additional 40,718 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fountainhead AM LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.1% in the third quarter. Fountainhead AM LLC now owns 263,996 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,463,000 after buying an additional 22,128 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.55 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.04 and a twelve month high of $47.59. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $46.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.03.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.153 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.03%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).