Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Sold by Simplicity Solutions LLC

Simplicity Solutions LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,939 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 258 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $461,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.6% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 132,032,863 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,780,399,000 after acquiring an additional 8,121,857 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.8% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,466,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $458,238,000 after acquiring an additional 480,055 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,794,692 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $341,252,000 after acquiring an additional 56,637 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 9.3% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 6,193,188 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $271,138,000 after acquiring an additional 528,714 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 4,903,394 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $214,671,000 after buying an additional 146,916 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $44.29 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $42.06 and a 52-week high of $47.04. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.91.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.1462 per share. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.96%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.14.

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).