Ascent Group LLC Sells 25,840 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Ascent Group LLC decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 75.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,354 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 25,840 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $392,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 7,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $355,000 after acquiring an additional 347 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $162,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.1% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 16,761 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $776,000 after purchasing an additional 1,540 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $342,000. Finally, Talon Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.8% during the 1st quarter. Talon Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,255 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $521,000 after buying an additional 1,367 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $47.02 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $47.10 and a 200-day moving average of $46.73. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52-week low of $44.65 and a 52-week high of $47.46.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

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