Sei Investments Co. Purchases 8,104 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 207,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,104 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. owned approximately 0.05% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $9,410,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 50,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,282,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% in the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Security Financial Services INC. raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 27,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,245,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Arden Trust Co lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Arden Trust Co now owns 20,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $934,000 after acquiring an additional 313 shares during the period. Finally, AA Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC now owns 6,370 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $289,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS opened at $47.31 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $46.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $45.75. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $42.06 and a twelve month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.154 per share. This represents a $1.85 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.91%. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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).