Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Increases Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 4.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,168,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 46,446 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.28% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $54,127,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $355,000 after purchasing an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $506,000. Truist Financial Corp raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 517,974 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,485,000 after purchasing an additional 21,579 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 20,191 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $915,000 after purchasing an additional 2,108 shares during the period. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 250,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,339,000 after purchasing an additional 17,777 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.80 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $45.66 and its 200 day moving average is $45.71. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.65 and a 1-year high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a $0.1607 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd.

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).