Capital Analysts LLC Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Capital Analysts LLC lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 10.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,440 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,016 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $762,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 46.6% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 226,001 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,323,000 after purchasing an additional 71,796 shares during the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.4% in the first quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 160,261 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,029,000 after purchasing an additional 12,419 shares during the period. KC Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. KC Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,802 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $291,000 after buying an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. West Michigan Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $425,000. Finally, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $183,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VMBS stock opened at $44.15 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $44.92. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $42.06 and a 1 year high of $47.04.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were given a $0.1462 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.97%.

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).