Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Boosts Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 10.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 206,517 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,774 shares during the quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $9,689,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VMBS. Bell Bank boosted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Bell Bank now owns 844,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,781,000 after acquiring an additional 66,496 shares in the last quarter. Level Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Level Financial Advisors now owns 237,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,160,000 after purchasing an additional 19,361 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $606,000. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 35.6% during the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 1,234,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,100,000 after buying an additional 324,265 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signal Advisors Wealth LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 88.5% during the first quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 89,461 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,200,000 after buying an additional 41,995 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VMBS opened at $46.14 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.94. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $45.81 and a 12-month high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 1st were paid a $0.1645 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.3%.

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).