Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. Buys 2,518 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. grew its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 194,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,518 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for about 1.8% of Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $9,190,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.3% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 125,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,903,000 after purchasing an additional 30,531 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 170.6% during the 3rd quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 22,801 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,076,000 after acquiring an additional 14,376 shares during the period. United Asset Strategies Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. now owns 266,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,584,000 after purchasing an additional 9,945 shares during the period. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth about $1,727,000. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 33.1% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 49,822 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,290,000 after acquiring an additional 12,400 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

NASDAQ VMBS traded down $0.07 on Friday, hitting $45.74. 299,338 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,605,830. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $43.23 and a 52 week high of $47.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $46.81 and a 200-day moving average of $45.93.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 1st will be given a $0.153 dividend. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.01%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 1st. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).