Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC Has $30.85 Million Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 4.7% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 662,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,882 shares during the quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $30,853,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. DecisionPoint Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,609.7% during the fourth quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 499 shares in the last quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, Kingdom Financial Group LLC. acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.50 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $45.81 and a 12 month high of $47.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $46.62 and a 200-day moving average of $46.96.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were given a dividend of $0.1645 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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).