Sigma Planning Corp Has $730,000 Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Sigma Planning Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 6.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,469 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 916 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $730,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. RKL Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. RKL Wealth Management LLC now owns 326,149 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,397,000 after purchasing an additional 2,776 shares during the period. Atria Investments Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 21.0% during the 3rd quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 294,454 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,901,000 after buying an additional 51,015 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 7,642,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $360,781,000 after buying an additional 207,604 shares during the period. Executive Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Executive Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,090,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $51,486,000 after acquiring an additional 22,843 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 26.5% during the 3rd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 30,125 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,422,000 after acquiring an additional 6,320 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VMBS opened at $45.57 on Friday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 12-month low of $43.87 and a 12-month high of $47.59. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $46.03.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a $0.153 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 1st. This is an increase from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.03%.

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).