Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) Shares Sold by Ascent Group LLC

Ascent Group LLC cut its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 1.7% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 45,029 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 786 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $2,044,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $1,405,000. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $200,000. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 36,485 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,706,000 after buying an additional 1,102 shares during the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 377,522 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $17,139,000 after buying an additional 22,288 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Certified Advisory Corp increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 91.0% during the second quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 42,378 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,924,000 after buying an additional 20,190 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

VMBS stock opened at $47.31 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $46.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.75. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $42.06 and a twelve month high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

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).