Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Stake Boosted by Certified Advisory Corp

Certified Advisory Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 91.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,378 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,190 shares during the period. Certified Advisory Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,924,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Asset Dedication LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3,666.7% in the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 550 shares during the period. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% during the second quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $53,000. Finally, Triad Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $53,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VMBS opened at $47.31 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $46.71 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $45.69. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 52 week low of $42.06 and a 52 week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a $0.154 dividend. This represents a $1.85 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.91%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 3rd.

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).