Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Holdings Raised by First Financial Bankshares Inc

First Financial Bankshares Inc increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 935,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,675 shares during the quarter. First Financial Bankshares Inc owned about 0.29% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $43,912,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Compound Planning Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 20.4% in the 3rd quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 7,935 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $373,000 after acquiring an additional 1,344 shares during the period. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 30.8% during the third quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 27,572 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,295,000 after acquiring an additional 6,495 shares during the period. Clearstead Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.2% during the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 2,550,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $119,781,000 after purchasing an additional 374,910 shares in the last quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Intelligence Driven Advisers LLC now owns 539,655 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,342,000 after buying an additional 36,404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alteri Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Alteri Wealth LLC now owns 13,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $627,000 after acquiring an additional 976 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $47.69 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $44.85 and a 12 month high of $47.76. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.05.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a $0.1645 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd.

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). The Index covers the United States agency mortgage-backed, pass-through securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC).