Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS Shares Acquired by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 3,637.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 65,922 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 64,158 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $3,095,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $113,419,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 59,766,080 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,813,787,000 after acquiring an additional 2,147,360 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 32.3% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,298,375 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $390,688,000 after acquiring an additional 2,026,709 shares during the last quarter. Alesco Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $71,911,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 9,007,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $424,064,000 after acquiring an additional 843,178 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $46.50 on Monday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $45.81 and a twelve month high of $47.90. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.96.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.1645 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF 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).