Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.17

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, January 27th. Investors of record on Monday, November 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share by the exchange traded fund on Wednesday, November 4th. This represents a $2.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 2nd. This is a 4.2% increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.1632.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $45.60 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $45.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.42. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $43.95 and a one year high of $47.90.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Vision Retirement LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,915.4% during the 1st quarter. Vision Retirement LLC now owns 524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Signature Equity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 116.1% during the third quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 847 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 455 shares during the period. Main Street Group LTD bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, NBT Bank N A NY bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter valued at about $46,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company 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).