Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Sold by MA Private Wealth

MA Private Wealth lowered its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 47.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 309,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 284,094 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF comprises 2.6% of MA Private Wealth’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. MA Private Wealth owned approximately 0.10% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $14,333,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Leo Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $351,000. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 1,442,830 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $66,861,000 after acquiring an additional 48,778 shares in the last quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Proffitt & Goodson Inc. now owns 377,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,490,000 after acquiring an additional 7,172 shares in the last quarter. Bellevue Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, TriaGen Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. TriaGen Wealth Management LLC now owns 52,364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,427,000 after acquiring an additional 2,387 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $46.85 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.65 and a fifty-two week high of $47.38. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.13.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 1st were given a dividend of $0.1533 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%.

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).