Lincoln National Corp Has $178 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Lincoln National Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,791,318 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 40,592 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for 5.2% of Lincoln National Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Lincoln National Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $178,002,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Bell Bank grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% during the 4th quarter. Bell Bank now owns 844,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $39,781,000 after buying an additional 66,496 shares during the last quarter. Level Financial Advisors increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,160,000 after buying an additional 19,361 shares in the last quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 57.1% in the fourth quarter. Rialto Wealth Management LLC now owns 387,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $18,258,000 after buying an additional 140,873 shares during the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $606,000. Finally, Tran Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 578.9% in the fourth quarter. Tran Capital Management L.P. now owns 57,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,719,000 after acquiring an additional 49,240 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS stock opened at $46.44 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $45.69 and a fifty-two week high of $47.90. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.98.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Dividend Announcement

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

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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).