True North Advisors LLC Sells 13,582 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

True North Advisors LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 54.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,584 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 13,582 shares during the period. True North Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $544,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vision Retirement LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares during the last quarter. World Equity Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.5% in the first quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 7,743 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $345,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Windward Private Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Windward Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 343,129 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,110,000 after buying an additional 12,381 shares in the last quarter. Finhabits Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Finhabits Advisors LLC now owns 109,741 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,152,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 662,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,853,000 after acquiring an additional 29,882 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS opened at $46.50 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $45.81 and a 1-year high of $47.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $46.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.96.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

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

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).