Blair William & Co. IL Raises Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Blair William & Co. IL increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBSFree Report) by 93.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,938 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,865 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $269,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 442.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 46,510,374 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,108,780,000 after acquiring an additional 37,928,555 shares during the period. Arlington Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Arlington Capital Management Inc. now owns 71,116 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,224,000 after purchasing an additional 4,390 shares in the last quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 41.1% during the 4th quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 2,017,172 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $91,459,000 after purchasing an additional 587,076 shares during the period. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 4th quarter worth $73,000. Finally, Congress Wealth Management LLC DE raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 60.9% during the 4th quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE now owns 122,204 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,541,000 after purchasing an additional 46,259 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS opened at $46.60 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.95 and its 200-day simple moving average is $45.95. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $44.04 and a 12-month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 1st were issued a dividend of $0.164 per share. This represents a $1.97 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.22%. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, April 1st.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Profile

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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).

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

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