Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS is Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s 8th Largest Position

Whitcomb & Hess Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 420,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,819 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises approximately 4.3% of Whitcomb & Hess Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Whitcomb & Hess Inc. owned approximately 0.13% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $19,695,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Level Financial Advisors lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% during 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 in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 35.6% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 1,234,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,100,000 after buying an additional 324,265 shares in the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 88.5% in the first quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 89,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,200,000 after buying an additional 41,995 shares in the last quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 78.0% in the fourth quarter. Greenwood Capital Associates LLC now owns 148,960 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,013,000 after buying an additional 65,258 shares during the period. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.4% in the fourth quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 56,509 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,660,000 after buying an additional 13,840 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.3%

VMBS stock opened at $46.24 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $46.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.86. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $45.97 and a twelve month high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.168 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd.

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).