Advisors Asset Management Inc. Purchases 3,831 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 56.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,663 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,831 shares during the quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $503,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VMBS. Asset Dedication LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3,666.7% in the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 550 shares during the period. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% in the second quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the period. Castleview Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the third quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 734 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. Finally, Triad Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $53,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.25 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.04 and a 52-week high of $47.59. The business’s fifty day moving average is $46.27 and its 200 day moving average is $46.11.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.153 per share. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.97%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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).