Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Purchased by Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,224,727 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 41,115 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.37% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $57,501,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Mather Group LLC. grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6,012.2% during the second quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 6,470,848 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $299,859,000 after acquiring an additional 6,364,981 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 49,670,899 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,301,750,000 after purchasing an additional 964,005 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.2% in the 2nd 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 purchasing an additional 643,509 shares in the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 114.0% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 965,523 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,750,000 after purchasing an additional 514,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bell Bank lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 74.3% during the third quarter. Bell Bank now owns 778,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $36,557,000 after purchasing an additional 331,869 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock traded down $0.10 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $47.09. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 159,095 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,636,574. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.85 and a twelve month high of $47.46. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $47.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $46.82.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st were given a $0.1615 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.1%.

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).