Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 590,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 16,801 shares during the period. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC owned 0.18% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $27,750,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings 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 valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 27.3% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 135,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,255,000 after purchasing an additional 28,971 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.6% in the first quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 22,719 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,052,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares during the period. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Bragg Financial Advisors Inc now owns 73,669 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,412,000 after purchasing an additional 590 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 5,292,892 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $245,149,000 after purchasing an additional 180,207 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:VMBS opened at $47.02 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $47.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $46.61. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1-year low of $44.65 and a 1-year high of $47.46.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st were given a $0.1615 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st.

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). 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).