Bard Associates Inc. Sells 26,008 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Bard Associates Inc. decreased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 63.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 26,008 shares during the period. Bard Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $698,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $90,328,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 50,924,140 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,391,398,000 after acquiring an additional 1,253,241 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 22,220,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,043,496,000 after acquiring an additional 1,139,467 shares during the period. Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,012,969.1% during the third quarter. Woodard & Co. Asset Management Group Inc. ADV now owns 688,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,350,000 after acquiring an additional 688,819 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 53,150,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,462,985,000 after acquiring an additional 643,509 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.94 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.85 and a one year high of $47.90. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $47.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.14.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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).