Trust Co. of Virginia VA Trims Holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Trust Co. of Virginia VA decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 14.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 935 shares during the quarter. Trust Co. of Virginia VA’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $248,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VMBS. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 79,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,669,000 after acquiring an additional 244 shares during the period. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. OmniStar Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,590 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $491,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 50,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,282,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Addison Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 44.6% in the fourth quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares during the period. Finally, Security Financial Services INC. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 1.1% during the first quarter. Security Financial Services INC. now owns 27,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,245,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF stock opened at $45.40 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $42.06 and a twelve month high of $46.59. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $45.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.38.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 1st will be given a $0.151 dividend. This represents a $1.81 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, July 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15.

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).