Bank of New York Mellon Corp Purchases 31,772 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 0.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,082,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 31,772 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $467,221,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 818,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,943,000 after acquiring an additional 12,100 shares during the last quarter. First National Trust Co lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.0% in the 1st quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 286,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,249,000 after purchasing an additional 26,032 shares during the period. Keystone Global Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 28.5% in the 2nd quarter. Keystone Global Partners LLC now owns 180,737 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,375,000 after purchasing an additional 40,078 shares during the period. Certus Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. Certus Wealth Management LLC now owns 47,029 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,179,000 after purchasing an additional 2,289 shares during the period. Finally, ONE Advisory Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. ONE Advisory Partners LLC now owns 151,460 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,960,000 after purchasing an additional 12,459 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $46.97 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $47.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.29. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.65 and a 12 month high of $47.46.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 3rd will be given a $0.172 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 3rd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.4%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Company 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).