Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Holdings Boosted by Greenspring Advisors LLC

Greenspring Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 43.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 48,605 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,673 shares during the quarter. Greenspring Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,275,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth $113,419,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 59,766,080 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,813,787,000 after buying an additional 2,147,360 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.3% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,298,375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $390,688,000 after acquiring an additional 2,026,709 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.3% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 9,007,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $424,064,000 after acquiring an additional 843,178 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 382.7% during the 1st quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 885,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,471,000 after acquiring an additional 702,394 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of VMBS opened at $45.81 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $46.33 and its 200-day moving average is $46.73. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.72 and a fifty-two week high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.1666 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%.

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).