Cetera Investment Advisers Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,264,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 25,209 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers owned about 0.40% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $59,349,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. DecisionPoint Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,609.7% during the 4th quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 499 shares in the last quarter. Vision Retirement LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,915.4% during the first quarter. Vision Retirement LLC now owns 524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 498 shares during the last quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the first quarter worth $27,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.19 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12 month low of $45.88 and a 12 month high of $47.90. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $46.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.93.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors 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 4.3%. 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).