Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS is Lincoln National Corp’s 10th Largest Position

Lincoln National Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,791,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 40,592 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 5.2% of Lincoln National Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Lincoln National Corp owned approximately 1.19% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $178,002,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. City State Bank raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. City State Bank now owns 36,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,740,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. Genesis Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,912 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $982,000 after buying an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Maia Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. Maia Wealth LLC now owns 9,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $438,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 7,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $373,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the period. Finally, Saranac Partners Ltd boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Saranac Partners Ltd now owns 11,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $552,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.44 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $45.69 and a 12-month high of $47.90. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.98.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a dividend of $0.1645 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st.

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).