EP Wealth Advisors LLC Sells 4,020 Shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

EP Wealth Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 25.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,020 shares during the quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $559,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Asset Dedication LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 550 shares in the last quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 59.7% in the 2nd quarter. Carmichael Hill & Associates Inc. now owns 736 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Castleview Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the 3rd quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Performance

VMBS stock opened at $46.13 on Thursday. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a twelve month low of $44.04 and a twelve month high of $47.59. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $46.07 and its 200-day moving average is $46.19.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.153 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st.

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).