Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 266.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 28,654 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 20,831 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF makes up approximately 0.7% of Alternative Investment Advisors LLC.’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $1,353,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 78,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 37,683 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,779,000 after buying an additional 247 shares in the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. increased 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 valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 275 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.7% in the third quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 47,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,226,000 after buying an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hancock Whitney Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 57,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,712,000 after acquiring an additional 354 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of VMBS traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $45.79. 244,854 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,739,995. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a 1 year low of $44.04 and a 1 year high of $47.59. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $46.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $46.19.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were issued a $0.153 dividend. 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 Friday, November 1st. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.01%.

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).