Advisory Alpha LLC Buys 12,395 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Advisory Alpha LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 47.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 38,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,395 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,811,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Diversified Portfolios Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.1% in the third quarter. Diversified Portfolios Inc. now owns 85,325 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,007,000 after buying an additional 2,537 shares in the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $225,000. Cresset Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 13.1% in the 3rd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 334,067 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,688,000 after purchasing an additional 38,800 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 17.9% during the third quarter. Claro Advisors LLC now owns 46,584 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,188,000 after acquiring an additional 7,079 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Level Four Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,501 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $728,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.3%

VMBS opened at $47.24 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $47.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.11. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $44.85 and a one year high of $47.90.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.1609 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd.

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).