Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co Grows Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF $VMBS

Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co boosted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 4.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,596,557 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 69,140 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for about 1.9% of Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co owned 0.50% of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF worth $74,958,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DecisionPoint Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,609.7% during the 4th quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 530 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 499 shares during the last quarter. Vision Retirement LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1,915.4% during the 1st quarter. Vision Retirement LLC now owns 524 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 498 shares during the last quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $27,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Trading Down 0.2%

VMBS opened at $46.28 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a one year low of $45.81 and a one year high of $47.90. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.60 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.95.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Announces Dividend

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

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).