Clear Creek Financial Management LLC Sells 30,014 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Clear Creek Financial Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 47.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 33,143 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 30,014 shares during the period. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,556,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Certus Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 11.3% during the third quarter. Certus Wealth Management LLC now owns 52,333 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,458,000 after purchasing an additional 5,304 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 16.5% during the 3rd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 35,928 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,687,000 after purchasing an additional 5,098 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 45.4% during the 3rd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 909,795 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,724,000 after buying an additional 284,118 shares in the last quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $66,000. Finally, Guidance Capital Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 41.8% in the 3rd quarter. Guidance Capital Inc. now owns 10,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $495,000 after buying an additional 3,083 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of VMBS opened at $47.60 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.85 and a 1 year high of $47.70. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $47.03.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1645 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.16.

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).