ST Germain D J Co. Inc. Has $21.80 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 5.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 480,708 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,902 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for 1.0% of ST Germain D J Co. Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. owned about 0.11% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $21,795,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% in the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $45,000. First PREMIER Bank grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 214.5% during the 3rd quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 1,478 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $70,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 34.1% in the third quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,806 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock traded down $0.26 on Friday, reaching $44.82. 479,890 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,584,237. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $45.69 and its 200-day moving average is $46.20. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.04 and a one year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1522 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.14.

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).