NorthRock Partners LLC Has $13.64 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

NorthRock Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 132,544.3% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 290,491 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 290,272 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $13,641,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Tidemark LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 665.4% during the third quarter. Tidemark LLC now owns 796 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 692 shares in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the third quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 103.7% in the 3rd quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 422 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.94 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $47.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.14. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.85 and a twelve month high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a dividend of $0.1609 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd.

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). 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).