Cetera Investment Advisers Purchases 25,209 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,264,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,209 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers’ holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $59,349,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $113,419,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 59,766,080 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,813,787,000 after purchasing an additional 2,147,360 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.3% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,298,375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $390,688,000 after purchasing an additional 2,026,709 shares in the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $71,911,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 9,007,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $424,064,000 after buying an additional 843,178 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.3%

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.19 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $45.88 and a 52 week high of $47.90. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $46.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.93.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.1645 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.3%.

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).